Books with title The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer Volume 3

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Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Vol. 3 of 3: To Which Are Appended Poems Attributed to Chaucer Temperaments or dispositions of the body. 2 That is contine ment in pnson or small apartment (etewe, closet). 3 Oder cure. Pecuhar nature (migmeris). 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.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Poetical Works Of Geoffrey Chaucer: To Which Are Appended Poems Attributed To Chaucer, Volume 3; The Poetical Works Of Geoffrey Chaucer: To Which Are Appended Poems Attributed To Chaucer; Arthur Gilman; British Poets. Riverside Ed; British Poets<author> Geoffrey Chaucer<editor> Arthur Gilman<publisher> Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1880<subjects> Poetry; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

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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. 1861 Excerpt: ...alle, I yow biseche, If yow think that I varye as in my speche, As thus, though that I telle som what more Of proverbes, than ye2 have herd bifore Comprehended in this litel tretys here, To enforcen with theffect of my matiere, And though I not the same wordes say As ye have herd, yit to yow alle I pray, 1 All agree in the sense, though the manner of telling be different. 2 Ye has been adopted from the Lansd. MS. rather than /, the reading of the Harl. MS. Blameth me nought; for, in my sentence, Schul ye no wher fynde difference Fro the sentence of this tretys lite, After the which this litil tale I write. And therfor herkeneth what I schal say, And let me tellen al my tale, I pray.' THE TALE OF MELIBEUS. th1s tale, as Tyrwhitt informs us, is a mere translation from Le Livre de Melibe"e et de Dame Prudence, two copies of which are preserved in the British Museum, MSS. Reg. 19, c. vii. and xi., in French prose. Dufresnoy, Bibliot. des Bomans, vol. ii. p. 248, mentions two copies, en vers dans la Bibliothique Seguier; and a prose version inserted in the Minagier de Paris, an early work on domestic economy, lately republished by the Societe" des Bibliophiles Francois. It is an interesting example of the 'moral tale vertuous,' which Erasmus mentions in his JEcclesiasies, as forming part of the stock of a professional gestour. One of the most remarkable features of the story is the frequency of its references to Scripture, which prove that in Chaucer's time the Bible was familiar to the people. All these references will be found verified in the notes. It may be added that we have in this instance a strong evidence, if any evidence were needed since the publication of Dr. Maitland's Essays, that those who object in the present day to the general diffusi...

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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.