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... London , where his father was a wine merchant . That his father was a man of standing is shown by the fact that he and his wife were in attendance upon Edward III and his queen when they went to Flanders in 1338 . It was most likely due ...
... London , where his father was a wine merchant . That his father was a man of standing is shown by the fact that he and his wife were in attendance upon Edward III and his queen when they went to Flanders in 1338 . It was most likely due ...
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... a preest ensample for to yivé , By his clennesse , how that his sheep shold livé . 30 He setté nat his benefice to hyré , And leet his sheep encombred in the myré , And ran to London , un - to seynt Poulés GEOFFREY CHAUCER 5 The Parson.
... a preest ensample for to yivé , By his clennesse , how that his sheep shold livé . 30 He setté nat his benefice to hyré , And leet his sheep encombred in the myré , And ran to London , un - to seynt Poulés GEOFFREY CHAUCER 5 The Parson.
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Thomas Marc Parrott, Augustus White Long. And ran to London , un - to seynt Poulés , To seken him a chaunterie for soulés , Or with a bretherhed to been withholdé ; But dwelte at hoom , and kepté wel his foldé , So that the wolf ne made ...
Thomas Marc Parrott, Augustus White Long. And ran to London , un - to seynt Poulés , To seken him a chaunterie for soulés , Or with a bretherhed to been withholdé ; But dwelte at hoom , and kepté wel his foldé , So that the wolf ne made ...
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... London a month after his arrival . He was buried in Westminster Abbey near the tomb of his great pre- decessor , Chaucer . There is a pretty story that his hearse was followed by poets who threw into his open grave mournful elegies and ...
... London a month after his arrival . He was buried in Westminster Abbey near the tomb of his great pre- decessor , Chaucer . There is a pretty story that his hearse was followed by poets who threw into his open grave mournful elegies and ...
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... London to seek his fortune . There he fell in with a company of actors , went upon the stage himself , and began to work over and improve old plays . Soon he began to write original plays , which attracted much attention by their ...
... London to seek his fortune . There he fell in with a company of actors , went upon the stage himself , and began to work over and improve old plays . Soon he began to write original plays , which attracted much attention by their ...
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