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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... ne'er was staked such stately listing - ground . Its circuit wall was built a mile around And all of solid stone well ditched without , Round as if by a compass traced about , With seats that sloped full sixty cubits ' height , So set ...
... ne'er was staked such stately listing - ground . Its circuit wall was built a mile around And all of solid stone well ditched without , Round as if by a compass traced about , With seats that sloped full sixty cubits ' height , So set ...
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... ne'er to fortune blind— And as he rode his face ' bespoke his heart . So rapt , he saw his fiery courser start With sudden fear , as from the lists a flame Of fire beneath his hoof upleaped - it came From Pluto pricked by Saturn . High ...
... ne'er to fortune blind— And as he rode his face ' bespoke his heart . So rapt , he saw his fiery courser start With sudden fear , as from the lists a flame Of fire beneath his hoof upleaped - it came From Pluto pricked by Saturn . High ...
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... Ne'er needing sauce to make its relish good . No dainty morsel passed her thrifty throat , She cut her fare as she must cut her coat . No surfeit made her sick , her physic was Spare dieting and toil and sense to pass Her days in calm ...
... Ne'er needing sauce to make its relish good . No dainty morsel passed her thrifty throat , She cut her fare as she must cut her coat . No surfeit made her sick , her physic was Spare dieting and toil and sense to pass Her days in calm ...
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