Mordre wol out, that se we day by day.
Mordre wol out, that se we day by day.
Sourced, The Canterbury Tales
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale , l. 232
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- For which he wex a litel red for shame,
Whan he the peple upon him herde cryen,
That to beholde it was a noble game,
How sobreliche he caste doun his yen.
Criseyda gan al his chere aspyen,
And let so softe it in her herte sinke
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Whan he… - Love is a thyng as any spirit free.
Wommen, of kynde, desiren libertee,
And nat to been constreyned as a thral;
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- And yet he had a thomb of gold parde. - View Quote Details on And yet he had a thomb of gold parde.
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- For thogh we slepe, or wake, or rome, or ryde,
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- Or as an ook comth of a litel spir,
So thorugh this lettre, which that she hym sente,
Encressen gan desir, of which he brente. - View Quote Details on Or as an ook comth of a litel spir,
So thorugh… - Therfore bihoveth hire a ful long spoon
That shal ete with a feend. - View Quote Details on Therfore bihoveth hire a ful long spoon
That shal ete with… - His studie was but litel on the Bible. - View Quote Details on His studie was but litel on the Bible.
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