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Geoffrey Chaucer

Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer

Paperback (Doubleday June 1, 1961)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 edition. Excerpt: ...And as thou smellest hem thurgh my prayere, So schalt thou seen hem, lieve brothere deere, If it so be thou wilt withouten slouthe Bilieven aright, and knowen verray trouthe." Tyburce answerde, " Says thou thus to me In sothenes, or in drem I herkne this?" " In dremes," quod Valirian, " han we be 12190 Unto this tyme, brother myn, i-wys: But now at erst in trouthe oure duellyng is." " How west thou this, "quod Tyburce, "and in what wise?" 12169--bHsful feste. This is the reading of the Harl, and Lansd. MSS. The words of the Latin legend are,--Cui angelus, Placet Domino pelilio tua, et ambo cum palma martyrii ad Dominum venietis. Tyrwhitt reads, rest. Quod Valirian, " That schal I the devyse. " The aungel of God hath me trouthe y-taught, Which thou schalt seen, if that thou wilt reneye The ydols, and be clene, and elles nought." And of the miracles of these corones tweye Seynt Ambrose in his prefas list to seye; Solempnely this noble doctour deere 12300 Comendeth it, and saith in this maneere. " The palme of martirdom for to receyve, Seynt Cecilie, fulfilled of Goddes gifte, The world and eek hir chamber gan sche weyve; Witnes Tyburces and Cecilies shrifte, To whiche God of his bounte wolde schifte Corounes tuo, of floures wel smellynge, And made his aungel home the croune brynge." The mayde hath brought this men to blisse above; The world hath wist what it is worth certeyn, 122lo Devocioun of chastite to love. Tho schewed him Cecilie al open and pleyn, That alle ydoles nys but thing in veyn; For thay ben doumbe, and therto they ben deve, And chargeth him his ydoles for to leve. " Who so that troweth not this, a best he is," Quod this Tyburce, " if that I schal not lye." And sche gan kisse his brest that herde this, And was ful glad he couthe...
ISBN
0385098693 / 9780385098694
Weight
7.2 oz.
Dimensions
7.0 x 4.1 in.

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