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" WHAN that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote. And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre... "
The Prologue - Page 1
by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1903 - 116 pages
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Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales with Explanatory Notes, a Glossary ...

Geoffrey Chaucer - 1871 - 168 pages
...engendred is the flour ; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth 5 Enspired hath in every holte and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfiS cours i-ronne, longer recognised, when their naturalisation was rendered complete by a shifting...
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On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to Shakspere and ...

Alexander John Ellis - English language - 1871 - 398 pages
...is üießaur; 4 "Whan ZEPHTEUS, eek, with his swete brethe Inspired' hath in ev'ry holt' and hethe The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his hälfe cours ironne 8 And smale foules maken melodye That slepen al the night with open ye, — So...
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The circling year, Volume 50

Circling year - 1872 - 228 pages
...engendred is the floure ; Whan Zephirus eke with his sote brethe Knspired hath in every holt and hethe The tendre croppes and the yonge" sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours yronne, And smale foules maken melodic, That slepen alle night with open eye, So priketh hem nature in hir corages ;...
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The Philology of the English Tongue

John Earle - English language - 1873 - 736 pages
...characteristic of the beginnings of an era, that forms hitherto neglected have a new chance of recognition. ' And smale foweles maken melodye; That slepen al the nyght with open lye. So priketh hem nature in hir corages — Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrymages.' The same...
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The Philology of the English Tongue

John Earle - English language - 1873 - 702 pages
...characteristic of the beginnings of an era, that forms hitherto neglected have a new chance of recognition. ' And smale foweles maken melodye; That slepen al the nyght with open lye, So priketh hem nature in hit corages — Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrymages.' The same...
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On Early English Pronunciation: With Especial Reference to Chaucer, in ...

Richard Francis Weymouth - English language - 1874 - 172 pages
...engendred is the flour Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth 5 Inspired hath | in euery holt and heeth The tendre croppes and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram | his half [e] cours yronne 500 years ago were no more likely to make a special effort to keep the open vowel...
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An Introduction to the Study of Chaucer

Alexander Monfries - 1875 - 152 pages
...engendred is the flour ; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breethe 5 Enspirud hath in every holte and heethe The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours i-ronne, And smale fowles maken melodie, That slepen al the night with open yhe, 10 So priketh hem...
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Chaucer to Burns

Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...is the flour ; • -Whai] ^,>pkJriJs el*e with his BOte brethe ZRospifed halhrtuWr^Oltr1 and hethe ou hast ; and, for the air of youth, Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign sniitlc' foules4 maken melodic, That Hlepen alle night with open eye, So priketh hem Nature in hir...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed ..., Volume 4; Volume 80

Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...vertue engendred is the flour ; Whan Zophirus eek with his swete breeth Enspired hath in every holte and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours i-ronne, And smale fowles maken melodie, That slepen al the night with open eye, So priketh hem nature...
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The Prologue, the Knightes tale, the Nonne prestes tale, from the Canterbury ...

Geoffrey Chaucer - 1877 - 288 pages
...engendred is the flour ; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breethe 5 Enspired hath in every holte and heethe The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours i-ronne, And smale fowles maken melodic, That slepen al the night with open eye, to So priketh hem...
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