Books with title The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer Volume 3

Excerpt from Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Vol. 3: Edited With a MemoirOf Chaucer's accuracy in the delineation of the condition and habits of the early Christians, the catacombs still remain unimpeachable witnesses. These subterranean sepulchres, or seyntes buriels,' as they are called in the tale, were the refuge of the early Church of Rome, with its chief Bishop Urban. Here, among the refuse of the people, the flex Romuli, was concocted that mighty conspiracy against the established religion, which the philosophers and statesmen of Rome hardly knew whether to scorn or to fear. From its ghastly dwelling among the bones of the dead it occasionally emerged to gather its proselytes from the slave-gang, the senate, and the palace of Caesar; until at length the patriots, the upholders of the political religion, under whose auspices Rome had gathered her laurels both in literature and arms, found themselves in a small but respectable minority; while the despised conspiracy had literally, as well as metaphorically, cut the ground from under their feet. From the moment when Christianity became a moving power in the state, the Roman nationality crumbled to pieces, superseded by the more comprehensive bond of Christian brotherhood. Of this tale, the language and versification, the only elements that properly belong to Chaucer, are marked with his usual force and pathos.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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. 1855 Excerpt: ...mediator. 4 The power of the blessed Virgin was supposed to extend only to temporal rewards and punishments, and to the obtaining of grace during this life; the poet, therefore, prays her to chastise him by afflictions in this world rather than suffer him to fall into the eternal punishment due to unrepealed sin. Of al this world, and eke governeresse Of heven; and represseth his justise After thyn wille: and therfore in witnesse He hath the crowned in so ryal wise.' T. Temple' devoute! ther God ches his wonning, Fro which these misbeleeved deprived been, To you myn soule penitent I bringe, Receve me, for I can no ferther fleen. With thornis venemouse',' hevene Quene! For which the erth accursed was ful sore, I am so wounded, as ye may wel sene, That I am lost almost, it smert so sore, V. Virgine! that art so noble of appareyle, That ledest us into the heighe toure Of Paradise, thou me wisse and counseyle, How I may have thy grace and thy succoure: Al have I ben in filth and in errour, Lady 1 on that countrey thou me adjourne, That cleped is thyn bench of fresche flour, Ther as that mercy ever shal sojourn e. X. XpV thine Sone that in this world alight Upon a crosse to suffcre his passioun, 1 St. Bernard Interprets the ' Woman clothed with the aun, tho moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars,' Apoe. xll., to mean the Mother of Christ. Egredlmini, flliae Sion, et rldete re gem Salomonem In diademate, quo oorons»it eum mater eua. Vernm hoc alike. Interim aane ingrediminl magis, et vldete reginam In diademate quo coronavit eam Filiua anus. In capita, inqult, ejua corona tellarum duodeeim.--8. Bernard--Apoe. xll. St. Paul calla all Christiana the Temple of God.--i Cor. Ui. i«. By the thorns are meant aina. Thus, in medieval pict...

Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Vol. 3N faith, Squier, thou hast the wel y quit And gentilly, I preise wel thy wit,' Quod the Frankeleyn, considering thin youthe, So felingly thou spakest, sire, I alowe the, As to my dome, ther is non that is here, Of eloquence that schal be thy pere, If that thou live; God gave thee goode chaunce, And in vertue send the oontinuaunce, For of thy speking I have gret deinté. I have a sons, and by the Trinité It were me lever than twenty pound worth lond, Though it right now were fallen in myn hond, He were a man of swich discretion, As that ye ben; fie on possession, But-if a man be vertuous withal! I have my sone snibbed, and yet shal, For he to vertue listeth not to entende, But for to play at die, and to dispende.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Vol. 2With lokkes crullc as they were layde in presse. Of twenty yeer he was of age I gesse. Of his stature he was of evene lengthe, And wondurly delyver, and gret of strengthe. And he hadde ben somtyme in chivachie, In Flaundres, in Artoys, and in Picardie, And born him wel, as in so litel space, In hope to stonden in his lady grace. Embrowdid was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe fioures, white and reede. Syngynge he was, or flowtynge, al the day He was as fressh as is the moneth of May. Schort was his goune, with sleeves long and wyde. Wel cowde he sitte on hors, and faire ryde. He cowde songes wel make and endite, J ustne and eek daunce, and wel purtray and write. So hote he lovede, that by nightertale He sleep nomore than doth a nightyngale. Curteys he was, lowly, and servysable, And carf byforn his fadur at the table.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Vol. 4 of 6Of thise the revers may no Wight approve. But furthermore, the castell to discrive, Yet sawe I never none so large and high.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Poems of Geoffrey Chaucer, Vol. 2Ther was a knight, that loved and did his peine To serve a ladie in his beste wise; And many a labour, many a gret emprise He for his lady wrought, or she were wonne For she was on the fairest under sonne.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer I A 1e ar' Henry Bradshaw. Fellow of King's College. Cambridge. And University Librarian. By G. W. Prothero (london: Kegan Paul. Trench and Co. Page 108. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.