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... Hides in the Port of London ; and he had to perform his duties in person , without the option of a deputy . In his " House of Fame , " perhaps with a reference to these duties , he speaks of going home when his 6 GEOFFREY CHAUCER :
... Hides in the Port of London ; and he had to perform his duties in person , without the option of a deputy . In his " House of Fame , " perhaps with a reference to these duties , he speaks of going home when his 6 GEOFFREY CHAUCER :
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... person of the monarch ; and that this was distinguished from all the contem- porary dialects by its being formed ... persons familiar with French , it acquired a rhythm of its own , different both from the French rhythm and from the ...
... person of the monarch ; and that this was distinguished from all the contem- porary dialects by its being formed ... persons familiar with French , it acquired a rhythm of its own , different both from the French rhythm and from the ...
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... person and Ganymede , and the implied conception of himself as the butler1 of the gods , are delicious . But , indeed , the passage throughout is so rich , that it is difficult to say which is its most comical touch . The outcome of his ...
... person and Ganymede , and the implied conception of himself as the butler1 of the gods , are delicious . But , indeed , the passage throughout is so rich , that it is difficult to say which is its most comical touch . The outcome of his ...
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... persons . In the Prologue , the poet begs pardon for not setting the pilgrims in their degree— " Also I pray you to forgive it me All have I not set folk in their degree Here in this tale , as that they shouldë stand : My wit is short ...
... persons . In the Prologue , the poet begs pardon for not setting the pilgrims in their degree— " Also I pray you to forgive it me All have I not set folk in their degree Here in this tale , as that they shouldë stand : My wit is short ...
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... persons in several less gross and obvious ways . A line is drawn , though unobtrusively and with delicate suggested art , between " the gentles " and the other pilgrims . If this had not been done , we should have been compelled to say ...
... persons in several less gross and obvious ways . A line is drawn , though unobtrusively and with delicate suggested art , between " the gentles " and the other pilgrims . If this had not been done , we should have been compelled to say ...
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