...And thanne his neighebor right as hymselve. He wolde threshe, and therto dyke and delve, For Christes sake, for every poure wight, Withouten hire, if it lay in his myght. His tithes payde he ful faire and wel, Bothe of his propre swynk and his catel. Chaucer's plowman is not directly...

...his hoole herte At alle tymes, thogh him gamed or smerte, And thanne his neighebor right as hymselve. He wolde thresshe, and therto dyke and delve, For Cristes sake, for every povre wight, Withouten hire, if it lay in his myght. His tithes payde he fill faire and wel, Bothe...

...would not take/ farthing Treube wolde loue me be wers a long tyme aftir!' (A.V1.44-6) His tithes payde he ful faire and wel, Bothe of his propre swynk and his catel. (GP, 539^40) be kirke* shal haue my caroyn*, and kepe my bones, church/ corpse For of my corn*...

...parfit charitee. God loved he best, with al his hoole herte, At alle tymes, thogh himj gamed or smerte, And thanne his neighebore right as hymselve. 535 He...poure wight, Withouten hire, if it lay in his myght. Hlse tithes payde he ful faire and wel, • Ha1i., Elles. reads: He was nat to syn1ul man despitous....

...parfit charitee. God loved he best, with al his hoole herte, At alle tymes, thogh himj gamed or smerte, And thanne his neighebore right as hymselve. 535 He...poure wight, Withouten hire, if it lay in his myght. Hise tithes payde he ful faire and wel, * Hari., Elles. reads : He was nat to synful man despitous....

...were it gain or smerte, And than his neighebour right as himselve. He wolde thresh, and therto dike, and delve, For Cristes sake, for every poure wight, Withouten hire, if it lay in his might. His tithes paied he ful fayre and wel Both of his propre swink and his catel. In a tabard he...

...were it gain or smerte, And lhan his neighebour right as himselve. He wolde thresh, and therto dike, and delve, For Cristes sake, for every poure wight, Withouten hire, if it lay in his might. His tither paied he fui fayre and wel Both of his propre swinke, and his catel. In a tabard...

...were it gain or smerte, And than his neighebour right as himselve. He wolde thresh, and therto dike, and delve, For Cristes sake, for every poure wight, Withouten hire, if it lay in his might. His tither paied he fui fayre and wel Both of his propre swinke, and his catel. In a tabard...

...hole herte At alle tymes, thogh him gamed or smerte, And thanne his neighebour right as him-selve. He wolde thresshe, and therto dyke and delve, For Cristes sake, for every poore wight, Withouten hyre, if it lay in his might. His tythes payed he ful faire and wel, Bothe of...

...hole herte At alle tymes, thogh him gamed or smerte, And thanne his neighebour right as him-selve. He wolde thresshe, and therto dyke and delve, For Cristes sake, for every poore wight, Withouten hyre, if it lay in his might. His tythe's payed he ful faire and wel, Bothe...