The Hengwrt Ms of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Parts 1-3 |
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agayn allas anon answerde biforn broghte certes certeyn Chaucer's CLERK'S TALE conseil crist Custaunce deeth doghter doon dooth doun drede ellis entente euere euery eyen F. J. Furnivall fader ffor fful FRANKLIN'S TALE freendes Gamelyn goddes greet gret grete GROUP hath haue heere heigh Hengwrt herte heuene hire hise housbonde ioye kepe koude kyng Latin note LAW'S TALE leaf litel lord loue lyue manere MERCHANT'S TALE MONK'S TALE moore myghte namoore neuere noght noon NUN'S PRIEST'S TALE nyght oother ouer PARSON'S TALE peple peyne quod saue seide Seint seith seyde seye seyn sholde shul sire sone sorwe speke swich synne thanne thee ther therfore thilke thise thogh thow shalt thurgh thyn thyng trewe tyme verray vn-to vnder vp-on werk whan Wher wight wikked wolde wommen woot ye shal yeue yong þat
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