 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 358 pages
...confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to geve penance, Ther as he wiste to han a good pitance : For unto a povre ordre for to geve 225 Is signe... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 352 pages
...confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to geve penance, Ther as he wiste to han a good pitance : For unto a povre ordre for to geve 225 203.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1847 - 358 pages
...confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to geve penance, Ther as he wiste to han a good pitance: For unto a povre ordre for to geve 225 Is signe... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1853 - 248 pages
...confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to geve penance Ther as he wiste to han a good pitance; For unto a povre ordre for to geve 225 Is signe... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1854 - 294 pages
...confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat.2 Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to geve penance Ther as he wiste to han a good pitance ; For unto a povre ordre for to geve Is signe that... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1867 - 282 pages
...As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was liceuciat. 220 Ful sweet[e]ly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penance Ther as he wiste han a good pitance; For unto a povre ordre for to yeve 225 Is signe that a... | |
 | Henry Walford Bellairs - 1868 - 318 pages
...confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. For sweet[e]ly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penance Ther as he wiste han a good pitance : He knew wel the tavernes in every toun, And every ostiller... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1869 - 308 pages
...-^ior.n, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat. 220 Ful sweetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to _yeve penance Ther as he wiste han a good pitance; For unto a poure ordre for to _yive 225 Is signe... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1869 - 304 pages
...confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat. 220 Ful sweetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to _yeve penance Ther as he wiste han a good pitance ; For unto a poure ordre for to _yive 225 Is signe... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Bernhard ten Brink - 1871 - 48 pages
...As seyde hym self, moore than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. 220 Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun. He was an esy man to yeve penaunce, Ther as he wist to have a good pitaunce. For unto a poure ordre for to yive, 225 For if he yaf, he dorste make... | |
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For if he yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt. For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may nat wepe al-thogh him sore smerte. 
