The Canterbury Tales. The Friar's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE FRIAR'S TALE Whilom ther was dwellynge in my contree An erchedeken, a man of heigh degree, That boldely dide execucioun In punysshynge of fornicacioun, Of wicchecraft...
The Canterbury Tales. The Second Nun's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE SECOND NUN'S PROLOGUE The ministre and the norice unto vices, Which that men clepe in Englissh Ydelnesse, That porter of the gate is of delices, To eschue, and by hire...
The Canterbury Tales. The Clerk's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE CLERK'S PROLOGUE "Sire Clerk of Oxenford," oure Hooste sayde, "Ye ryde as coy and stille as dooth a mayde Were newe spoused, sittynge at the bord; This day ne herde I...
Troilus And Criseyde. Book 5 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Troilus And Criseyde BOOK 5 Aprochen gan the fatal destyne That Joves hath in disposicioun, And to yow, angry Parcas, sustren thre, Committeth to don execucioun; For which Criseyde moste out...
The Canterbury Tales. The Merchant's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MERCHANT'S TALE Whilom ther was dwellynge in Lumbardye A worthy knyght, that born was of Pavye, In which he lyved in greet prosperitee; And sixty yeer a wyflees man w...
The Romaunt Of The Rose. Fragment C : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Romaunt Of The Rose FRAGMENT C Whanne Love hadde told hem his entente, The baronage to councel wente. In many sentences they fille, And dyversely they seide hir wille; But aftir discord they...
The Shorter Poems. Gentilesse : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems GENTILESSE The firste stok, fader of gentilesse -- What man that desireth gentil for to be Must folowe his trace, and alle his wittes dresse Vertu to love and vyces for to flee...
The Canterbury Tales. The Reeve's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE REEVE'S PROLOGUE Whan folk hadde laughen at this nyce cas Of Absolon and hende Nicholas, Diverse folk diversely they seyde, But for the moore part they loughe and pleyde...
The Canterbury Tales. The Shipman's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE SHIPMAN'S TALE A marchant whilom dwelled at Seint-Denys, That riche was, for which men helde hym wys. A wyf he hadde of excellent beautee; And compaignable and revelous...
The Shorter Poems. Lenvoy De Chaucer A Bukton : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems LENVOY DE CHAUCER A BUKTON My maister Bukton, whan of Crist our kyng Was axed what is trouthe or sothfastnesse, He nat a word answerde to that axing, As who saith, "No man is al...
The Shorter Poems. A Balade Of Complaint : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems A BALADE OF COMPLAINT Compleyne ne koude, ne might myn herte never, My peynes halve, ne what torment I have, Though that I sholde in your presence ben ever, Myn hertes lady...
Other Works. Anelida And Arcite : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Other Works ANELIDA AND ARCITE Thou ferse god of armes, Mars the rede, That in the frosty contre called Trace, Within thy grisly temple ful of drede Honoured art as patroun of that place; With thy...
The Canterbury Tales. The Merchant's Epilogue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MERCHANT'S EPILOGUE "Ey! Goddes mercy!" seyde oure Hooste tho, 2420 "Now swich a wyf I pray God kepe me fro! Lo, whiche sleightes and subtilitees In wommen been! For ay...
The Canterbury Tales. The Squire's Introduction : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE SQUIRE'S INTRODUCTION "Squier, com neer, if it youre wille be, And sey somwhat of love, for certes ye Konnen theron as muche as any man." "Nay, sire," quod he, "but I wol...
The Canterbury Tales. The Miller's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MILLER'S TALE Whilom ther was dwellynge at Oxenford A riche gnof, that gestes heeld to bord, And of his craft he was a carpenter. 3190 With hym ther was dwellynge a poure...
The Shorter Poems. Chaucers Wordes Unto Adam : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems CHAUCERS WORDES UNTO ADAM, HIS OWNE SCRIVEYN Adam scriveyn, if ever it thee bifalle Boece or Troylus for to wryten newe, Under thy long lokkes thou most have the scalle, But...
The Canterbury Tales. The Prioress' Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE PRIORESS' TALE Ther was in Asye, in a greet citee, Amonges Cristene folk a Jewerye, 490 Sustened by a lord of that contree For foule usure and lucre of vileynye, Hateful...
A Treatise On The Astrolabe. Part 1 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], A Treatise On The Astrolabe PART 1 Lyte Lowys my sone, I aperceyve wel by certeyne evydences thyn abilite to lerne sciences touching nombres and proporciouns; and as wel considre I thy besy praier...
Troilus And Criseyde. Book 1 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Troilus And Criseyde BOOK 1 The double sorwe of Troilus to tellen, That was the kyng Priamus sone of Troye, In lovynge, how his aventures fellen Fro wo to wele, and after out of joie, My purpos is...
The Canterbury Tales. The Franklin's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE FRANKLIN'S PROLOGUE Thise olde gentil Britouns in hir dayes 710 Of diverse aventures maden layes, Rymeyed in hir firste Briton tonge, Whiche layes with hir instrumentz...
The Shorter Poems. Womanly Noblesse : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems WOMANLY NOBLESSE So hath myn herte caught in remembraunce Your beaute hoole and stidefast governaunce, Your vertues al and yowre hie noblesse, That you to serve is set al my...
The Canterbury Tales. The Merchant's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MERCHANT'S PROLOGUE "Wepyng and waylyng, care and oother sorwe I knowe ynogh, on even and a-morwe," Quod the Marchant, "and so doon other mo That wedded been. I trowe th...
Troilus And Criseyde. Book 4 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Troilus And Criseyde BOOK 4 But al to litel, weylaway the whyle, Lasteth swich joie, ythonked be Fortune, That semeth trewest whan she wol bygyle And kan to fooles so hire song entune That she hem...
Other Works. The Parliament Of Fowls : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Other Works THE PARLIAMENT OF FOWLS The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, Th' assay so hard, so sharp the conquerynge, The dredful joye alwey that slit so yerne: Al this mene I by Love...
The Shorter Poems. Merciles Beaute : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems MERCILES BEAUTE Your yen two wol slee me sodenly; I may the beautee of hem not sustene, So woundeth hit thourghout my herte kene. And but your word wol helen hastily My hertes...
The Legend Of Good Women. The Legends : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Legend Of Good Women THE LEGENDS 580 After the deth of Tholome the kyng, That al Egipt hadde in his governyng, Regned his queene Cleopataras; Tyl on a tyme befel there swich a cas That out...
The Canterbury Tales. The Monk's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MONK'S TALE I wol biwaille in manere of tragedie The harm of hem that stoode in heigh degree, And fillen so that ther nas no remedie To brynge hem out of hir adversitee...
The Romaunt Of The Rose. Fragment A : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Romaunt Of The Rose FRAGMENT A Many men sayn that in sweveninges Ther nys but fables and lesynges; But men may some sweven[es] sen Whiche hardely that false ne ben, But afterward ben apparaunt...
The Canterbury Tales. The Monk's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MONK'S PROLOGUE Whan ended was my tale of Melibee, 1890 And of Prudence and hire benignytee, Oure Hooste seyde, "As I am feithful man, And by that precious corpus Madri...
The Canterbury Tales. The Reeve's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE REEVE'S TALE At Trumpyngtoun, nat fer fro Cantebrigge, Ther gooth a brook, and over that a brigge, Upon the whiche brook ther stant a melle; And this is verray sooth th...
The Shorter Poems. Lak Of Stedfastnesse : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems LAK OF STEDFASTNESSE Somtyme the world was so stedfast and stable That mannes word was obligacioun, And now it is so fals and deceivable That word and deed, as in conclusioun...
The Shorter Poems. Truth : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems TRUTH Flee fro the prees and dwelle with sothfastnesse; Suffyce unto thy thing, though it be smal, For hord hath hate, and climbing tikelnesse, Prees hath envye, and wele blent...
Troilus And Criseyde. Book 2 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Troilus And Criseyde BOOK 2 Owt of thise blake wawes for to saylle, O wynd, o wynd, the weder gynneth clere; For in this see the boot hath swych travaylle, Of my connyng, that unneth I it steere...
The Canterbury Tales. The Prioress' Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE PRIORESS' PROLOGUE O Lord, oure Lord, thy name how merveillous Is in this large world ysprad -- quod she -- For noght oonly thy laude precious Parfourned is by men...
The Shorter Poems. Against Women Unconstant : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems AGAINST WOMEN UNCONSTANT Madame, for your newefangelnesse Many a servaunt have ye put out of grace. I take my leve of your unstedfastnesse, For wel I wot, whyl ye have lyves...
Boece. Book 2 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Boece BOOK 2 Aftir this sche stynte a lytel; and after that sche hadde ygadrede by atempre stillenesse myn attencioun, she seyde thus (as who so myghte seyn thus: after thise thynges sche stynte...
The Canterbury Tales. The Canon's Yeoman's : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE CANON'S YEOMAN'S PROLOGUE Whan ended was the lyf of Seinte Cecile, Er we hadde riden fully fyve mile, At Boghtoun under Blee us gan atake A man that clothed was in clothes...
The Canterbury Tales. The Knight's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE KNIGHT'S TALE Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, 860 Ther was a duc that highte Theseus; Of Atthenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour Th...
The Legend Of Good Women. Prologue F : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Legend Of Good Women PROLOGUE F A thousand tymes have I herd men telle That ther ys joy in hevene and peyne in helle, And I acorde wel that it ys so; But, natheles, yet wot I wel also Th...
The Canterbury Tales. The Tale Of Melibee : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE TALE OF MELIBEE A yong man called Melibeus, myghty and riche, bigat upon his wyf, that called was Prudence, a doghter which that called was Sophie. Upon a day bifel th...
The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales GENERAL PROLOGUE Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour Of which vertu engendred is...
The Shorter Poems. Fortune : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems FORTUNE This wrecched worldes transmutacioun, As wele or wo, now povre and now honour, Withouten ordre or wys discrecioun Governed is by Fortunes errour. But natheles, the lak...
The Canterbury Tales. The Friar's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE FRIAR'S PROLOGUE This worthy lymytour, this noble Frere, He made alwey a maner louryng chiere Upon the Somonour, but for honestee No vileyns word as yet to hym spak he...
The Canterbury Tales. The Parson's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE PARSON'S TALE Oure sweete Lord God of hevene, that no man wole perisse but wole that we comen alle to the knoweleche of hym and to the blisful lif that is perdurable...
The Canterbury Tales. The Canon's Yeoman's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE CANON'S YEOMAN'S TALE 720 With this Chanoun I dwelt have seven yeer, And of his science am I never the neer. Al that I hadde I have lost therby, And, God woot, so hath...
The Canterbury Tales. The Wife Of Bath's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE WIFE OF BATH'S TALE In th' olde dayes of the Kyng Arthour, Of which that Britons speken greet honour, Al was this land fulfild of fayerye. 860 The elf-queene, with hir...
The Shorter Poems. The Complaint Of Chaucer : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems THE COMPLAINT OF CHAUCER TO HIS PURSE To yow, my purse, and to noon other wight Complayne I, for ye be my lady dere. I am so sory, now that ye been lyght; For certes but yf ye...
Boece. Book 4 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Boece BOOK 4 Whanne Philosophie hadde songen softly and delitably the forseide thinges, kepynge the dignyte of hir cheere and the weyghte of hir wordes, I, thanne, that ne hadde nat al outrely...
The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's Retraction : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales CHAUCER'S RETRACTION Now preye I to hem alle that herkne this litel tretys or rede, that if ther be any thyng in it that liketh hem, that therof they thanken oure Lord Jhesu...
The Canterbury Tales. The Squire's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE SQUIRE'S TALE At Sarray, in the land of Tartarye, 10 Ther dwelte a kyng that werreyed Russye, Thurgh which ther dyde many a doughty man. This noble kyng was cleped...
The Canterbury Tales. The Nun's Priest's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE NUN'S PRIEST'S PROLOGUE "Hoo!" quod the Knyght, "good sire, namoore of this! That ye han seyd is right ynough, ywis, And muchel moore; for litel hevynesse 2770 Is right...
The Shorter Poems. To Rosemounde : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems TO ROSEMOUNDE Madame, ye ben of al beaute shryne As fer as cercled is the mapamounde, For as the cristal glorious ye shyne, And lyke ruby ben your chekes rounde. Therwith ye ben...
The Shorter Poems. An Abc : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems AN ABC Almighty and al merciable queene, To whom that al this world fleeth for socour, To have relees of sinne, of sorwe, and teene, Glorious virgine, of alle floures flour...
The Canterbury Tales. The Parson's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE PARSON'S PROLOGUE By that the Maunciple hadde his tale al ended, The sonne fro the south lyne was descended So lowe that he nas nat, to my sighte, Degrees nyne and twenty...
The Canterbury Tales. The Cook's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE COOK'S TALE A prentys whilom dwelled in oure citee, And of a craft of vitailliers was hee. Gaillard he was as goldfynch in the shawe, Broun as a berye, a propre short...
The Canterbury Tales. The Tale Of Sir Thopas : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE TALE OF SIR THOPAS Listeth, lordes, in good entent, And I wol telle verrayment Of myrthe and of solas, Al of a knyght was fair and gent In bataille and in tourneyment; His...
The Shorter Poems. Complaynt D'amours : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems COMPLAYNT D'AMOURS I, which that am the sorwefulleste man That in this world was ever yit livinge, And leest recoverer of himselven can, Beginne right thus my deedly compleininge...
The Shorter Poems. The Complaint Of Venus : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems THE COMPLAINT OF VENUS Ther nys so high comfort to my pleasaunce, When that I am in any hevynesse, As for to have leyser of remembraunce Upon the manhod and the worthynesse, Up...
The Canterbury Tales. The Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE PROLOGUE TO THE TALE OF SIR THOPAS Whan seyd was al this miracle, every man As sobre was that wonder was to se, Til that oure Hooste japen tho bigan, And thanne at erst he...
Boece. Book 5 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Boece BOOK 5 Sche hadde seyd, and torned the cours of hir resoun to some othere thingis to ben treted and to ben ispedd. Thanne seide I, "Certes ryghtful is thin amonestynge and ful digne by...
The Canterbury Tales. The Pardoner's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE PARDONER'S TALE In Flaundres whilom was a compaignye Of yonge folk that haunteden folye, As riot, hasard, stywes, and tavernes, Where as with harpes, lutes, and gyternes...
The Canterbury Tales. The Cook's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE COOK'S PROLOGUE The Cook of Londoun, whil the Reve spak, For joye him thoughte he clawed him on the bak. "Ha! ha!" quod he, "For Cristes passion, This millere hadde...
Boece. Book 1 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Boece BOOK 1 Allas! I wepynge, am constreyned to bygynnen vers of sorwful matere, that whilom in florysschyng studie made delitable ditees. For lo, rendynge muses of poetes enditen to me thynges...
The Canterbury Tales. The Manciple's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MANCIPLE'S PROLOGUE Woot ye nat where ther stant a litel toun Which that ycleped is Bobbe-up-and-doun, Under the Blee, in Caunterbury Weye? Ther gan oure Hooste...
The Canterbury Tales. The Nun's Priest's Epilogue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE NUN'S PRIEST'S EPILOGUE ["Sire Nonnes Preest," oure Hooste seide anoon, "I-blessed be thy breche, and every stoon! This was a murie tale of Chauntecleer. 3450 But by my...
The Canterbury Tales. The Pardoner's Introducti : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE PARDONER'S INTRODUCTION AND PROLOGUE Oure Hooste gan to swere as he were wood; "Harrow!" quod he, "by nayles and by blood! This was a fals cherl and a fals justise. 290...
The Canterbury Tales. The Summoner's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE SUMMONER'S TALE Lordynges, ther is in Yorkshire, as I gesse, 1710 A mersshy contree called Holdernesse, In which ther wente a lymytour aboute To preche, and eek to begge...
The Legend Of Good Women. Prologue G : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Legend Of Good Women PROLOGUE G A thousand sythes have I herd men telle That there is joye in hevene and peyne in helle, And I acorde wel that it be so; But natheles, this wot I wel also, Th...
The Canterbury Tales. The Nun's Priest's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE NUN'S PRIEST'S TALE A povre wydwe, somdeel stape in age, Was whilom dwellyng in a narwe cotage, Biside a grove, stondynge in a dale. This wydwe, of which I telle yow my...
The Canterbury Tales. The Clerk's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE CLERK'S TALE Ther is, at the west syde of Ytaille, Doun at the roote of Vesulus the colde, A lusty playn, habundant of vitaille, 60 Where many a tour and toun thou mayst...
The Shorter Poems. Lenvoy De Chaucer A Scogan : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems LENVOY DE CHAUCER A SCOGAN Tobroken been the statutz hye in hevene That creat were eternally to dure, Syth that I see the bryghte goddis sevene Mowe wepe and wayle, and passioun...
The Canterbury Tales. The Man Of Law's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MAN OF LAW'S TALE In Surrye whilom dwelte a compaignye Of chapmen riche, and therto sadde and trewe, That wyde-where senten hir spicerye, Clothes of gold, and satyns riche...
Untitled : * This is the complete corpus of Gfrey Chaucers' works in Middle English. Also at this site: Tales from Chaucer. THE CANTERBURY TALES General Prologue The Knight's Tale The Miller's Prologue The Miller's Tale The Reeve's Prologue The Reeve's Tale The Cook's Prologue The Cook's Tale The M...
Boece. Book 3 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Boece BOOK 3 By this sche hadde ended hir song, whan the swetnesse of here dite hadde thurw-perced me, that was desyrous of herknynge, and I astoned hadde yit streyghte myn eres (that is to seyn...
Other Works. The Book Of The Duchess : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Other Works THE BOOK OF THE DUCHESS I have gret wonder, be this lyght, How that I lyve, for day ne nyght I may nat slepe wel nygh noght; I have so many an ydel thoght Purely for defaute of slep...
The Canterbury Tales. The Man Of Law's Epilogue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MAN OF LAW'S EPILOGUE [Owre Hoost upon his stiropes stood anon, And seyde, "Goode men, herkeneth everych on! This was a thrifty tale for the nones! Sir Parisshe Prest,"...
A Treatise On The Astrolabe. Part 2 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], A Treatise On The Astrolabe PART 2 Rub To fynde the degre in which the sonne is RubA day by day, after his cours aboute. Rekne and knowe which is the day of thy month, and ley thy rewle upon th...
The Canterbury Tales. The Wife Of Bath's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE WIFE OF BATH'S PROLOGUE "Experience, though noon auctoritee Were in this world, is right ynogh for me To speke of wo that is in mariage; For, lordynges, sith I twelve yeer...
The Canterbury Tales. The Franklin's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE FRANKLIN'S TALE In Armorik, that called is Britayne, 730 Ther was a knyght that loved and dide his payne To serve a lady in his beste wise; And many a labour, many a greet...
The Canterbury Tales. The Physician's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE PHYSICIAN'S TALE Ther was, as telleth Titus Livius, A knyght that called was Virginius, Fulfild of honour and of worthynesse, And strong of freendes, and of greet richesse...
The Canterbury Tales. The Manciple's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MANCIPLE'S TALE Whan Phebus dwelled heere in this erthe adoun, As olde bookes maken mencioun, He was the mooste lusty bachiler In al this world, and eek the beste archer...
Other Works. The House Of Fame : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Other Works THE HOUSE OF FAME God turne us every drem to goode! For hyt is wonder, be the roode, To my wyt, what causeth swevenes Eyther on morwes or on evenes, And why th' effect folweth of somme...
The Shorter Poems. The Complaint Of Mars : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems THE COMPLAINT OF MARS Gladeth, ye foules, of the morowe gray; Lo, Venus, rysen among yon rowes rede. And floures fressh, honoureth ye this day, For when the sunne uprist then wol...
The Canterbury Tales. The Second Nun's Tale : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE SECOND NUN'S TALE 120 This mayden bright Cecilie, as hir lif seith, Was comen of Romayns and of noble kynde, And from hir cradel up fostred in the feith Of Crist, and bar...
The Canterbury Tales. The Miller's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MILLER'S PROLOGUE Whan that the Knyght had thus his tale ytoold, 3110 In al the route nas ther yong ne oold That he ne seyde it was a noble storie And worthy for to drawen...
The Shorter Poems. Proverbs : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems PROVERBS What shul these clothes thus manyfold, Lo this hote somers day? After grete hete cometh cold; No man caste his pilche away. Of al this world the large compas Yt wil not...
Troilus And Criseyde. Book 3 : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], Troilus And Criseyde BOOK 3 O blisful light of which the bemes clere Adorneth al the thridde heven faire! O sonnes lief, O Joves doughter deere, Plesance of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil...
The Canterbury Tales. The Summoner's Prologue : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE SUMMONER'S PROLOGUE This Somonour in his styropes hye stood; Upon this Frere his herte was so wood That lyk an aspen leef he quook for ire. "Lordynges," quod he, "but o...
The Shorter Poems. A Complaint To His Lady : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems A COMPLAINT TO HIS LADY The longe nightes, whan every creature Shulde have hir rest in somwhat as by kynde, Or elles ne may hir lif nat longe endure, Hit falleth most into my...
The Shorter Poems. The Former Age : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems THE FORMER AGE A blisful lyf, a paisible and a swete, Ledden the peples in the former age. They helde hem payed of the fruites that they ete, Which that the feldes yave hem by...
The Romaunt Of The Rose. Fragment B : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Romaunt Of The Rose FRAGMENT B Whanne I hadde smelled the savour swote, No will hadde I fro thens yit goo, Bot somdell neer it wente I thoo, To take it, but myn hond, for drede, 1710 Ne dorste...
The Canterbury Tales. The Man Of Law's Introducti : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Canterbury Tales THE MAN OF LAW'S INTRODUCTION AND PROLOGUE Oure Hooste saugh wel that the brighte sonne The ark of his artificial day hath ronne The ferthe part, and half an houre and moore...
The Shorter Poems. The Complaint Unto Pity : * "The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English)", by Gfery Chaucer, [14th cent.], The Shorter Poems THE COMPLAINT UNTO PITY Pite, that I have sought so yore agoo With herte soore and ful of besy peyne, That in this world was never wight so woo Withoute deth -- and yf I shal not...
