 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 :...  Essex Institute Historical Collections - Page 334by Essex Institute - 1880Full view - About this book
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 794 lehte
...For this ye knowen al fo wel as I, Who to fhall telle a Tale after a man He mofte reherfe as neighe as ever he can Everich word, if it be in his charge, All fpeke he nerer fo rudely and fo large, Or elles he mofte tellen his Tale untrewe, Or f. UK n thinges,or... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 lehte
...directions of glorious old Chaucer. •' Who so shall telle a tale after a man He moste reherse, as nighe as ever he can Everich word, if it be in his charge, All gpeke he never so rudely and so large ; Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 lehte
...this ye knowen al so well as I, 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 : passages. THE REEVE'S TALE, and the Prologue containing the CHARACTERS introduced in the CANTERBURY... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 lehte
...this ye knowen al so well as I, 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 ; passages. THE REEVE'S TALE, and the Prologue containing the CHARACTERS introduced in the CANTERBURY... | |
 | Juvenal - 1802 - 574 lehte
...Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell 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 :?-•And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,... | |
 | Juvenal - 1803 - 354 lehte
...Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell 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 : — And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,... | |
 | 1830 - 622 lehte
...tnuBlate the Homeric poems : — - Whoso shall telle a tale after a man, He moste reherse as neigh as ever he can, Everich word, if it be in his charge. All speke be never BO rudely and so large.'* For, according to the just observation of Wieland, quoted with applause... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 lehte
...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 it be in his charge,...tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or linden wordes ncwe. CHAUCER'S PKOLOGUE. Vol. I. At the Hafod press, by James Henderson, 1803, 410. pp. 835, with... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 578 lehte
...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 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
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