 A trewe swynkere and a good was he, Lyvynge in pees and parfit charitee. God loved he best, with al his hoole herte, At alle tymes, thogh him gamed or smerte, And thanne his neighebore right as hymselve.  The Prologue - Page 19by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1903 - 116 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Harry Morgan Ayres, Frederick Morgan Padelford - English literature - 1924 - 942 pages
...his hole herte At alle tymes, thogh him gamed or smerte, And thanne his neighebour right as himselve. in, When our need was the sorest. The font, reappearing, From the rain-dro povre wight, Withouten hyre, if it lay in his might. His tythes payed he ful faire and wel, Bothe of... | |
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 | Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - English literature - 1927 - 1432 pages
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