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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... eyes and ashen visage drear . A solitary soul , he lived alone , And all night long in his despair made moan . If any sang or touched the lute , the strain Drew tears from him or smote his ear in vain . When he had wasted thus a year or ...
... eyes and ashen visage drear . A solitary soul , he lived alone , And all night long in his despair made moan . If any sang or touched the lute , the strain Drew tears from him or smote his ear in vain . When he had wasted thus a year or ...
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... eyes upturned to gentle Emily , Who answered him with eyes as courteous kind— For , as ye know a woman's wavering mind Is swayed by strength and ne'er to fortune blind— And as he rode his face ' bespoke his heart . So rapt , he saw his ...
... eyes upturned to gentle Emily , Who answered him with eyes as courteous kind— For , as ye know a woman's wavering mind Is swayed by strength and ne'er to fortune blind— And as he rode his face ' bespoke his heart . So rapt , he saw his ...
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... eyes withal , And every fox rejoiced to hear him call . Sing now , sweet Sir , to prove thy prowess plain , Surpass thy sire or make my vauntings vain ! " Alas , ye lords , how many flatterers shrewd Infest your courts and , mincing to ...
... eyes withal , And every fox rejoiced to hear him call . Sing now , sweet Sir , to prove thy prowess plain , Surpass thy sire or make my vauntings vain ! " Alas , ye lords , how many flatterers shrewd Infest your courts and , mincing to ...
Table des matières
THE PROLOGUE | 7 |
The Knights Tale | 28 |
THE NUNS PRIESTS TALE | 39 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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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