Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature, Volume 1J.B. Lippincott Company, 1902 - American literature |
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... lady , Saint Mary , did all another wise ; nor told she the angel any tale , but asked him shortly the thing she did not know . Do you , my dear sisters , follow our lady , and not the cackling Eve . Where- fore let an anchoress ...
... lady , Saint Mary , did all another wise ; nor told she the angel any tale , but asked him shortly the thing she did not know . Do you , my dear sisters , follow our lady , and not the cackling Eve . Where- fore let an anchoress ...
Page 41
... lady , One of hem swore hys othe That he ne wlde , for lefe ne lothe , would Haew more at the none Than hyt was wnt to be done ; Ne le ne shulde , for oure lady , But vyrche forthe the day holy . Dowm he smote hys mattok , And fl hym ...
... lady , One of hem swore hys othe That he ne wlde , for lefe ne lothe , would Haew more at the none Than hyt was wnt to be done ; Ne le ne shulde , for oure lady , But vyrche forthe the day holy . Dowm he smote hys mattok , And fl hym ...
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... lady loutes a - doun , And comly kysses his face , Much speche thay ther expoun , Of druryes greme and grace . ( Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight ; ed . R. Morris , E.E.T.S. , 1864 , l . 1476-1507 . ) She came to the bedside and looked ...
... lady loutes a - doun , And comly kysses his face , Much speche thay ther expoun , Of druryes greme and grace . ( Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight ; ed . R. Morris , E.E.T.S. , 1864 , l . 1476-1507 . ) She came to the bedside and looked ...
Page 56
... expense of others . As the dreamer gazes a lovely lady appears ( Passus i . ) , who tells him that the tower is the abode of Truth - that Truth who made all things , and gave man clothing , meat , and drink , 56 William Langland.
... expense of others . As the dreamer gazes a lovely lady appears ( Passus i . ) , who tells him that the tower is the abode of Truth - that Truth who made all things , and gave man clothing , meat , and drink , 56 William Langland.
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... Lady Elizabeth , wife of Lionel , Duke of Clarence . An entry of another payment to him shows that Chaucer passed ... ladies of the queen's bedchamber . In 1372 John of Gaunt granted her a pension of 10 , and in 1374 this same pension ...
... Lady Elizabeth , wife of Lionel , Duke of Clarence . An entry of another payment to him shows that Chaucer passed ... ladies of the queen's bedchamber . In 1372 John of Gaunt granted her a pension of 10 , and in 1374 this same pension ...
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