 The reule of seint Maure or of seint Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit,— This ilke Monk leet olde thynges pace, And heeld after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seith that hunters beth nat hooly men...  Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: The Prologue - Page lxxiby Geoffrey Chaucer - 1903 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1897 - 104 pages
...sonvcjej .streit, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, \nd heeld after the newe world the spape. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat hgly men ; 151. E. semyly. E. wympul; Hn. wympel. 160. K. Hn. brooch; •est broche. 170.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Authors, Medieval - 1907 - 840 pages
...seint Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit, — This ilke Monk leet olde thynges pace, And heeld after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seiththat hunters bethnat hoolymen, Ne that a Monk whan he is recchelees Is likned til a fissh that... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1899 - 272 pages
...Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit, 175 This ilke monk leet olde thynges pace, And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is rechelees, i» Is likned til a fish that 's waterlees... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1899 - 146 pages
...Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit, m This ilke monk leet olde thynges pace, And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is rechelees. MO Is likned til a fish that 's waterlees... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1899 - 848 pages
...seint Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit, — This ilke Monk leet olde thyngcs pace, And heeld after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seiththat hunters bethnat hoolymen, Ne that a Monk whan he is recchelecs Is likned til a fissh that... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1899 - 626 pages
...Beneyt, Bycause that it was old and somdel streyt, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen 2, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is reccheles3 Is likned to... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1900 - 914 pages
...and soni-del streit, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, 175 And held after the newe world tlio space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men ; Ke that a monk, whan he is cloisterlees, Is lykned til a fish that is waterleos... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1901 - 630 pages
...Beneyt, Bycause that it was old and somdel streyt, This ilke monk Icet olde thinges pace, And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen ', That seith, that hunters been noon holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is reccheles3 . Is likned to a fissch that is waterles... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1901 - 940 pages
...that it was old and som-dcl streit, This ilke monk leet olde thiuges pace, 175 And held after the newo world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men ; This is to seyn, a monk out of his cloistre. But thilke text held he nat worth... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1903 - 938 pages
...Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-dcl streit, This ilke monk leet olde thingespace, 175 And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a palled hen, That seith, that honten been nat holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is oloisterlees, If... | |
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