Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey ChaucerDorance, 1939 - 92 pages Chaucer's work begins at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, England, where a group of pilgrims have assembled on their way to Canterbury. Harry Bailly, the innkeeper, suggests a contest: whoever tells the best tale will win a supper when they reach Canterbury. |
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... they little deem , Bestow better bliss than that . they dream ? One , riches craves and for their sake is slain , One , prisoned , longs to break his galling chain And in his home is by his servants slain . Woes infinite await us by the ...
... they little deem , Bestow better bliss than that . they dream ? One , riches craves and for their sake is slain , One , prisoned , longs to break his galling chain And in his home is by his servants slain . Woes infinite await us by the ...
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... dream , " quoth he , " From aught I will shall thwart or startle me . A jackstraw for thy dreams ! If thou wilt bide , Trusting a dream , and miss a wafting tide , I can but sigh and wish thee well of it . " With that he went , for wind ...
... dream , " quoth he , " From aught I will shall thwart or startle me . A jackstraw for thy dreams ! If thou wilt bide , Trusting a dream , and miss a wafting tide , I can but sigh and wish thee well of it . " With that he went , for wind ...
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... The tale of dreams come true . No more I dwell On this with thee , for now the day draws near .. But this I say , that to thy Chanticleer His dream bodes ill . Thy laxatives I scorn , Mere fowl - yard venoms , futile and forlorn ...
... The tale of dreams come true . No more I dwell On this with thee , for now the day draws near .. But this I say , that to thy Chanticleer His dream bodes ill . Thy laxatives I scorn , Mere fowl - yard venoms , futile and forlorn ...
Table des matières
THE PROLOGUE | 7 |
The Knights Tale | 28 |
THE NUNS PRIESTS TALE | 39 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text with ..., Volume 24 Geoffrey Chaucer Affichage du livre entier - 1847 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
anon Arcita Athens awhile bade bailiff beneath benedicite Betwixt blazoned bliss bore brother caitiff CANTERBURY TALES Chanticleer clad courser cried dame dear death deemed doth draw rein dread dream duke e'en Emily evermore eyes fair fare fiend flame gave gentle give goddess gold haply haste hath heaped heart heed hither honor knew knight KNIGHT'S TALE lady live lord love's Mars mate merry Nathless naught ne'er neath o'er Pertelote Philostratus piteous Poor Palamon prison queen queen Hippolyta quoth the summoner rich array ride rival lovers rode sage Saint scorn serve shalt shame sirs skill slain slay sorrow spurred steed straightway strife sweet Tabard tale tears tell Theban Thebes thee Therewith Theseus thine thou thy dream told troth twain Twas Twill Venus wandering wanton wend whoso wife wight wise worthy yeoman