 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 lehte
...I will follow neither of them. Our countryman, in the end of his Characters, before the CANTEBBURY TALES, thus excuses the ribaldry, which is very gross,...player. Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or fiuden wordes newe. He may not spare, although he were his brother; He moste as... | |
 | Juvenal - 1802 - 574 lehte
...delicacy for which the sacrifice had been made. Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " He moste reherse as neighe as...charge^ " All speke he never so rudely and so large :?-•And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,... | |
 | Juvenal - 1803 - 354 lehte
...delicacy for which the sacrifice had been made. Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " He moste reherse as neighe as...charge, " All speke he never so rudely and so large : — And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 lehte
...from many celelrated Manuscripts. By Thomas Johncs. Who so shall telle a tale after a man, He mosie reherse, as neighe as ever he can, Everich word, if...charge, All speke he never so rudely and so large; Or else he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or linden wordes ncwe. CHAUCER'S PKOLOGUE.... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 576 lehte
...sacrifice had been made. Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " lie moste reherse as neighe as ever he can " Everich word,...charge, " All speke he never so rudely and so large :" — And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 578 lehte
...made. Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " He moste rcherse as neighe as ever he can " Everich word, if it be...charge, " All speke he never so rudely and so large :"— And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 582 lehte
...with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " He moste reherse as neighe as ever be can " Everich word, if it be in his charge, " All speke he never so rudely and so large :" — And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,... | |
 | 1806 - 550 lehte
...: Who so shall telle a tale after a man, He moste reherse as neighe as ever he can, Everich worde, if it be in his charge, All speke he never so rudely and so large j Or elles he moste teilen his tale untrewc, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe. CHAUCER'S rRcrlocuE.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 lehte
...To tellen you hir wordes, and hir chere : Ne though I speke hir wordes proprely, For this ye knoweu al so well as I, Who so shall telle a tale after a...charge, ' All speke he, never so rudely and so large : Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe : He may not... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 lehte
...chere : Ne though I speke hir wordes proprely, For this ye knowen al so well as I, Who so shall tulle a tale after a man, He moste reherse as neighe as...charge, All speke he, never so rudely and so large : Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe : He may not... | |
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Who so shall telle a tale after a man, He moste reherse as neighe as ever he can : Everich word, if it be in his charge, All speke he, never so rudely and so large : Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe :... 
