He coude songes make, and wel endite.
He coude songes make, and wel endite.
Sourced, The Canterbury Tales
General Prologue, l. 95
Other Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
- O yonge fresshe folkes, he or she,
In which that love up-groweth with your age,
Repeyreth hoom fro worldly vanitee,
And of your herte up-casteth the visage
To thilke God that after his image
Yow made, and thynketh al nis but a faire
This world, that passeth sone as floures faire. - View Quote Details on O yonge fresshe folkes, he or she,
In which that love… - He was a verray, parfit gentil knyght. - View Quote Details on He was a verray, parfit gentil knyght.
- But Cristes lore, and his apostles twelve,
He taught; but first he folwed it himselve. - View Quote Details on But Cristes lore, and his apostles twelve,
He taught; but first… - Thanne is it wysdom, as it thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessitee. - View Quote Details on Thanne is it wysdom, as it thynketh me,
To maken vertu… - And of his port as meke as is a mayde. - View Quote Details on And of his port as meke as is a mayde.
- For I am shave as neigh as any frere.
But yit I praye unto youre curteisye:
Beeth hevy again, or elles moot I die. - View Quote Details on For I am shave as neigh as any frere.
But yit… - Who so shall telle a tale after a man,
He moste reherse, as neighe as ever he can,
Everich word, if it be in his charge,
All speke he never so rudely and so large;
Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe,
Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe. - View Quote Details on Who so shall telle a tale after a man,
He moste… - For thogh we slepe, or wake, or rome, or ryde,
Ay fleeth the tyme; it nyl no man abyde. - View Quote Details on For thogh we slepe, or wake, or rome, or ryde,
Ay… - For gold in phisike is a cordial;
Therefore he loved gold in special. - View Quote Details on For gold in phisike is a cordial;
Therefore he loved gold… - The smylere with the knyf under the cloke. - View Quote Details on The smylere with the knyf under the cloke.
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