 And to ben holden digne of reverence. But, for to speken of hir conscience, She was so charitable and so pitous, She wolde wepe, if that she sawe a mous Caught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. Of smale houndes had she, that she fedde With rosted...  Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: The Prologue - Page lxxby Geoffrey Chaucer - 1903 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 358 pages
...and amyable of port, 138 And peyned hire to counterfete cheere Of court, and ben estatlich.of manere, And to ben holden digne of reverence. But for to speken of hire conscience, Sche was so charitable and so pitous, 120.—St. Loy. Probably a corruption of St. Eloy, or St. Eligius.... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 360 pages
...and amyable of port, 138 And peyned hire to counterfete cheere Of court, and ben estatlich of manere, And to ben holden digne of reverence. But for to speken of hire conscience, Sche was so charitable and so pitous, 120. — St. lay. Probably a corruption of St. Eloy, or St. Eligius.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1847 - 350 pages
...and amyable of port, 138 And peyned hire to counterfete cheere Of court, and ben estatlich of manere, And to ben holden digne of reverence. But for to speken of hire conscience, Sche was so charitable and so pitous, 120. — St. Lay. Probably a corruption of St. Eloy, or St. Eligius.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1847 - 318 pages
...she so clene, That in hire cuppe was no farthing seene Of grese, when she dronken had her draught. But for to speken of hire conscience, She was so charitable and pitous, She wolde wepe if that she saw a mouse Caughte in a trap, if it were dede or bled. Of smalle... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...Of court, and ben estatelich of mañero, And to ben holden digne"* of reverence. But for to spcken r's sleight; And still the less they understand, The more they adm wcpe if that she saw a mous Caughte in a trappe, if it were ded or bledde. Of »male houndcg hadde... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...peined10 hire to contrefetcn" cher» Of court, and ben estatuí ich of mauere, And to ben holden digne12 rter paid their old servants their wages. And never knew what belong'd to coachmen, footmen, nor p wcpe if that she saw a mou« Caughte in a trappe, if it were ded or bled de. Of amale houndes hadde... | |
 | English literature - 1849 - 636 pages
...Prioresse that " was cleped Madame Eglantine," of whose womanly heart we have the following picture :— " She was so charitable and so pitous She wolde wepe if that she saw a mous Caught in a trappe, if it were ded or bledde." The Prioresse's Tale is one of the happiest... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...peined10 hire to contrefetenl' chere Of court, and ben estatelich of manere, And to ben holden digne12 t pilous, She wolde wepe if that she saw a moua 'aughtc in a trappe, if it were dod or bledde. Of smale... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1853 - 248 pages
...and amyable of port, 138 And peyned hire to counterfete cheere Of court, and ben estatlich of manere, And to ben holden digne of reverence. But for to speken of hire conscience, Sche was so charitable and so pitous, Sche wolde weepe if that sche sawe a mous 144 Caught in a trappe,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1854 - 650 pages
...plesant, and amiable of port, And peined hire to coutrefeten^SEefe Of court, and ben estatelich of manere, A.nd to ben holden digne of reverence. But for to...charitable and so pitous, She wolde wepe if that she saw a mous , i Caughte ina trappe, if it were ded or bledde. Of smale tfofqjles hadde she, that she... | |
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