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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... rival in the thicket , husht and still . When he had roamed and lightly sung his fill He mused awhile as often lovers will , Quaint folk that shift from bough to brambly dell , Now up , now down , like buckets in a well . His merry song ...
... rival in the thicket , husht and still . When he had roamed and lightly sung his fill He mused awhile as often lovers will , Quaint folk that shift from bough to brambly dell , Now up , now down , like buckets in a well . His merry song ...
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... rival lovers twain , One Sunday morn , to Athens with their train . When the great duke had met and welcomed these And lodged them all as suited their degrees He feasted them and so himself bestirred To ease and honor them that all ...
... rival lovers twain , One Sunday morn , to Athens with their train . When the great duke had met and welcomed these And lodged them all as suited their degrees He feasted them and so himself bestirred To ease and honor them that all ...
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... rival lovers strove , Where first he found them , spurred his steed between , And bade them knight - wise meet , as ye have seen . In this green , shadowy , silent place a pyre Of oaken boughs he built to feed the fire . This reverently ...
... rival lovers strove , Where first he found them , spurred his steed between , And bade them knight - wise meet , as ye have seen . In this green , shadowy , silent place a pyre Of oaken boughs he built to feed the fire . This reverently ...
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