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The Canterbury Tales; THE MARCHANTES TALE

The Canterbury Tales; THE MARCHANTES TALE

Part 24

THE PROLOGUE OF THE MARCHANTES TALE

The Prologe of the Marchantes tale.

"Wepyng and waylyng, care and oother sorwe,

I knowe ynogh, on even and a morwe,"

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The Canterbury Tales; The Man of Law

The Canterbury Tales; The Man of Law

Part 6

PROLOGUE OF THE MAN OF LAWE.

The wordes of the Hoost to the compaignye.

Oure Hooste saugh wel that the brighte sonne

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Proverbs of Chaucer

Proverbs of Chaucer

What should these clothes thus manifold,

Lo! this hot summer's day?

After great heate cometh cold;

No man cast his pilche away.

Of all this world the large compass

Will not in mine arms twain;

Who so muche will embrace,

Little thereof he shall distrain.

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The Canterbury Tales; THE MONKES TALE

The Canterbury Tales; THE MONKES TALE

PROLOGUE TO THE MONKES TALE

The murye wordes of the Hoost to the Monk.

Whan ended was my tale of Melibee,

And of Prudence, and hir benignytee,

Oure hooste seyde, "As I am feithful man,

And by that precious corpus Madrian,

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The Canterbury Tales; THE CLERKES TALE (b)

The Canterbury Tales; THE CLERKES TALE (b)

Explicit tercia pars.

Sequitur pars quarta.

In this estaat ther passed been foure yeer

Er she with childe was; but as God wolde,

A knave child she bar by this Walter,

Ful gracious and fair for to biholde.

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The Canterbury Tales; THE PERSOUNS TALE

The Canterbury Tales; THE PERSOUNS TALE

Part 30

PROLOGUE TO THE PERSOUNS TALE

Heere folweth the Prologe of the Persouns tale.

By that the Maunciple hadde his tale al ended,

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The Canterbury Tales; THE REVES TALE

The Canterbury Tales; THE REVES TALE

PROLOGUE TO THE REVES TALE

The prologe of the Reves Tale.

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,

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The Canterbury Tales; THE PRIORESSES TALE

The Canterbury Tales; THE PRIORESSES TALE

THE PRIORESSES TALE

The prologe of the Prioresses tale.

Domine dominus noster.

O lord oure lord, thy name how merveillous

Is in this large world ysprad-quod she-

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The Canterbury Tales; THE FRANKELEYNS TALE

The Canterbury Tales; THE FRANKELEYNS TALE

Part 26

PROLOGUE TO THE FRANKELEYNS TALE

Heere folwen the wordes of the Frankelyn to the Squier,

and the wordes of the hoost to the Frankelyn.

"In feith, Squier, thow hast thee wel yquit,

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The Canterbury Tales; THE CHANOUNS YEMANNES TALE

The Canterbury Tales; THE CHANOUNS YEMANNES TALE

Part 28

PROLOGUE TO THE CHANOUNS YEMANNES TALE

The prologe of the Chanouns yemannes tale.

Whan ended was the lyf of seinte Cecile,

Er we hadde riden fully fyve mile,

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The Canterbury Tales; CHAUCER'S TALE OF SIR THOPAS

The Canterbury Tales; CHAUCER'S TALE OF SIR THOPAS

Part 10

PROLOGUE TO CHAUCER'S TALE OF SIR THOPAS

Bihoold the murye wordes of the Hoost to Chaucer.

Whan seyd was al this miracle, every man

As sobre was, that wonder was to se,

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The Canterbury Tales; the Wyves tale of Bathe

The Canterbury Tales; the Wyves tale of Bathe

Part 19

PROLOGUE OF THE WYVES TALE OF BATH

The Prologe of the Wyves tale of Bathe.

Experience, though noon auctoritee

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