Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 - English literature |
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... gold in cofre ; But all that he might of his frendes hente , 1 On bokes and on lerning he it spente ; And besily gan for the soules praie Of hem that yave him wherwith to scolaie . Of studie toke he most cure and hede . Not a word spake ...
... gold in cofre ; But all that he might of his frendes hente , 1 On bokes and on lerning he it spente ; And besily gan for the soules praie Of hem that yave him wherwith to scolaie . Of studie toke he most cure and hede . Not a word spake ...
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... gold be carried from this place Home to my house , or ellés unto yours , ( For well I wot that all this gold is ours ) Thenné were we in high felicity ; But truely by day it may not be ; - Men woulden say that we were thieves strong ...
... gold be carried from this place Home to my house , or ellés unto yours , ( For well I wot that all this gold is ours ) Thenné were we in high felicity ; But truely by day it may not be ; - Men woulden say that we were thieves strong ...
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... gold rusteth what should iron do ? And if the priest be foul on whom we trust , What wonder if the unletter'd layman lust ? And shame it were in him the flock should keep , To see a sullied shepherd , and clean sheep . For sure a priest ...
... gold rusteth what should iron do ? And if the priest be foul on whom we trust , What wonder if the unletter'd layman lust ? And shame it were in him the flock should keep , To see a sullied shepherd , and clean sheep . For sure a priest ...
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... gold yfinéd , And in your truth for to endure , Armeth yourself in strong armúre , ( Lest men assail your sikerness ) , 8 Set on your breast , yourself t ' assure , A mighty shield of doubleness . [ Last Verses of Chaucer , written on ...
... gold yfinéd , And in your truth for to endure , Armeth yourself in strong armúre , ( Lest men assail your sikerness ) , 8 Set on your breast , yourself t ' assure , A mighty shield of doubleness . [ Last Verses of Chaucer , written on ...
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... gold so well begone , In kirtles and in copes rich They were clothed all alich , Departed even of white and blue , With all lusts that she knew , They were embroidered over all : Their bodies weren long and small , The beauty of their ...
... gold so well begone , In kirtles and in copes rich They were clothed all alich , Departed even of white and blue , With all lusts that she knew , They were embroidered over all : Their bodies weren long and small , The beauty of their ...
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