Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Friar's Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucer

Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Friar's Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucer

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Geoffrey Chaucer Friar's Prologue has 34 lines, and 79% of them have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14 in Geoffrey Chaucer. 21% of the lines have no match. On average, each line has 5.35 weak matches.

Friar's Prologue

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Friar's Prologue: 1

This worthy limitour, this noble Frere,
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 271

This worthy limitour was cleped Huberd. [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 2

He made alwey a maner louring chere
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 272

[continues previous] A Marchant was ther with a forked berd,
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Friar's Prologue: 4

No vileyns word as yet to him spak he.
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 709

But trewely to tellen, atte laste, [continues next]
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 710

He was in chirche a noble ecclesiaste. [continues next]
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Miller's Tale: 178

This carpenter awook, and herde him singe, [continues next]
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Miller's Tale: 179

And spak un-to his wyf, and seyde anon, [continues next]
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Cook's Tale: 38

And somtyme lad with revel to Newgate; [continues next]
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Cook's Tale: 39

But atte laste his maister him bithoghte, [continues next]
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Wife of Bath's Tale: 372

This knight avyseth him and sore syketh, [continues next]
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Wife of Bath's Tale: 373

But atte laste he seyde in this manere, [continues next]
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Summoner's Tale: 461

Til atte laste he seyde: 'god yow see!' [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 228

But atte laste, shortly for to seyn, [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 229

As al day falleth altercacioun [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 351

He atte laste apoynted him on oon, [continues next]
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Squire's Tale: 445

Till atte laste she spak in this manere [continues next]
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Franklin's Tale: 300

He niste what he spak, but thus he seyde; [continues next]
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Monk's Tale: 93

But atte laste he made a foul affray; [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 586

In al his drede, un-to the fox he spak, [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 30

... proprely lyk to the devel, that evere reioyseth him of mannes harm. Of thise two speces comth bakbyting; and this sinne of bakbyting or detraccion hath certeine speces, as thus. Som man preiseth his neighebore by a wikke entente; for he maketh alwey a wikked knotte atte laste ende. Alwey he maketh a 'but' atte laste ende, that is digne of more blame, than worth is al the preisinge. The seconde spece is, that if a man be good and dooth or seith a thing to good entente, the bakbyter wol turne all thilke goodnesse up-so-doun to his shrewed entente. The ... [continues next]
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Hous of Fame 3: 587

'Ful gladly, lady myn,' he seyde; [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1729

As stille as stoon; a word ne coude he seye. [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1730

But at the laste thus he spak, and seyde, [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 5

But atte laste he seyde un-to the Wyf,
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 709

[continues previous] But trewely to tellen, atte laste,
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 710

[continues previous] He was in chirche a noble ecclesiaste.
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Knight's Tale: 1407

But atte laste the statue of Venus shook,
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Miller's Tale: 179

[continues previous] And spak un-to his wyf, and seyde anon,
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Cook's Tale: 39

[continues previous] But atte laste his maister him bithoghte,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 811

But atte laste, with muchel care and wo,
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Wife of Bath's Tale: 373

[continues previous] But atte laste he seyde in this manere,
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Summoner's Tale: 461

[continues previous] Til atte laste he seyde: 'god yow see!'
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Clerk's Tale: 491

But atte laste speken she bigan,
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Clerk's Tale: 971

But atte laste, whan that thise lordes wende
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Merchant's Tale: 228

[continues previous] But atte laste, shortly for to seyn,
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Merchant's Tale: 351

[continues previous] He atte laste apoynted him on oon,
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Merchant's Tale: 837

But atte laste, after a monthe or tweye,
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Merchant's Tale: 992

And right anon thus seyde he to his quene. [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 993

'My wyf,' quod he, 'ther may no wight sey nay; [continues next]
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Squire's Tale: 445

[continues previous] Till atte laste she spak in this manere
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Squire's Tale: 446

[continues previous] Un-to the hauk, as ye shul after here.
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Squire's Tale: 575

That I supposed of him noght but good.
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Squire's Tale: 576

But fynally, thus atte laste it stood,
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Franklin's Tale: 10

But atte laste, she, for his worthinesse,
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Franklin's Tale: 300

[continues previous] He niste what he spak, but thus he seyde;
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Shipman's Tale: 356

But nathelees I took un-to our dame, [continues next]
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Shipman's Tale: 357

Your wyf at hoom, the same gold ageyn [continues next]
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Shipman's Tale: 382

Til, atte laste, that this Marchant seyde, [continues next]
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Monk's Tale: 93

[continues previous] But atte laste he made a foul affray;
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Monk's Tale: 281

But atte laste hir frendes han hir maried
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 586

[continues previous] In al his drede, un-to the fox he spak,
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 587

[continues previous] And seyde, 'sire, if that I were as ye,
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Second Nun's Tale: 360

But atte laste, to tellen short and pleyn,
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Parson's Tale: 30

[continues previous] ... proprely lyk to the devel, that evere reioyseth him of mannes harm. Of thise two speces comth bakbyting; and this sinne of bakbyting or detraccion hath certeine speces, as thus. Som man preiseth his neighebore by a wikke entente; for he maketh alwey a wikked knotte atte laste ende. Alwey he maketh a 'but' atte laste ende, that is digne of more blame, than worth is al the preisinge. The seconde spece is, that if a man be good and dooth or seith a thing to good entente, the bakbyter wol turne all thilke goodnesse up-so-doun to his shrewed entente. The thridde is, to amenuse the ...
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Hous of Fame 3: 586

[continues previous] That hit be knowen atte laste.'
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Hous of Fame 3: 587

[continues previous] 'Ful gladly, lady myn,' he seyde;
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Hous of Fame 3: 636

But atte laste hit was on-lofte.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 486

The god of love gan smyle, and than he seyde, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 487

'Wostow,' quod he, 'wher this be wyf or mayde, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 498

The god of love gan smyle, and than he seyde, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 499

'Wostow,' quod he, 'wher this be wyf or mayde, [continues next]
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Legend of Lucretia: 158

But atte laste of Tarquiny she hem tolde,
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1729

[continues previous] As stille as stoon; a word ne coude he seye.
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1730

[continues previous] But at the laste thus he spak, and seyde,
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Friar's Prologue: 6

'Dame,' quod he, 'god yeve yow right good lyf!
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 164

'Now dame,' quod he, 'by god and by seint Iohn,
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Merchant's Tale: 992

[continues previous] And right anon thus seyde he to his quene.
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Merchant's Tale: 993

[continues previous] 'My wyf,' quod he, 'ther may no wight sey nay;
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Merchant's Tale: 1132

'Strugle!' quod he, 'ye, algate in it wente! [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 1133

God yeve yow bothe on shames deeth to dyen! [continues next]
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Shipman's Tale: 356

[continues previous] But nathelees I took un-to our dame,
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Shipman's Tale: 383

[continues previous] 'By god,' quod he, 'I am a litel wrooth
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Second Nun's Tale: 390

Shall yeve it yow, as ye han it deserved.' [continues next]
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Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 112

'Peter!' quod he, 'god yeve it harde grace,
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Manciple's Prologue: 15

Awake, thou cook,' quod he, 'god yeve thee sorwe,
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Parson's Prologue: 20

I prey to god, so yeve him right good chaunce,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 486

[continues previous] The god of love gan smyle, and than he seyde,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 487

[continues previous] 'Wostow,' quod he, 'wher this be wyf or mayde,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 498

[continues previous] The god of love gan smyle, and than he seyde,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 499

[continues previous] 'Wostow,' quod he, 'wher this be wyf or mayde,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 1255

(I pray god yeve hir right good grace!)
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 85

Quod Pandarus, 'ma dame, god yow see,
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1074

Yet preye I god, so yeve yow right good day
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1411

Yet pray I god, so yeve yow right good day.
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Friar's Prologue: 7

Ye han heer touched, al-so moot I thee,
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Wife of Bath's Tale: 359

For filthe and elde, al-so moot I thee,
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Merchant's Prologue: 14

Were I unbounden, al-so moot I thee!
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Merchant's Prologue: 15

I wolde never eft comen in the snare.
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Merchant's Tale: 1132

[continues previous] 'Strugle!' quod he, 'ye, algate in it wente!
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Second Nun's Tale: 389

[continues previous] The rightful Iuge, which that ye han served,
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Second Nun's Tale: 390

[continues previous] Shall yeve it yow, as ye han it deserved.'
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Friar's Prologue: 9

Ye han seyd muchel thing right wel, I seye;
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Merchant's Tale: 278

Sin ye han seyd, and herkneth what I seye.
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 2

That ye han seyd is right y-nough, y-wis,
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Book of the Duchesse: 1126

'Now, goode sir,' quod I [right] tho,
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Book of the Duchesse: 1127

Ye han wel told me her-before.
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Friar's Prologue: 10

But dame, here as we ryden by the weye,
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 782

To-morwe, whan ye ryden by the weye,
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 783

Now, by my fader soule, that is deed,
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Friar's Tale: 120

Teche me, whyl that we ryden by the weye,
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Friar's Prologue: 12

And lete auctoritees, on goddes name,
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Summoner's Tale: 9

To trentals, and to yeve, for goddes sake, [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 13

To preching and to scole eek of clergye.
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 556

To vigilies and to processiouns,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 557

To preching eek and to thise pilgrimages,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 558

To pleyes of miracles and mariages,
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Summoner's Tale: 8

[continues previous] Excited he the peple in his preching,
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Summoner's Tale: 9

[continues previous] To trentals, and to yeve, for goddes sake,
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Friar's Prologue: 14

But if it lyke to this companye,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 188

'Gladly,' quod she, 'sith it may yow lyke. [continues next]
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 189

But yet I praye to al this companye, [continues next]
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 190

If that I speke after my fantasye, [continues next]
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Legend of Philomela: 123

This woful lady lerned had in youthe [continues next]
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Book of the Duchesse: 225

Of this tale next before: [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 801

Come [neer], and if it lyke yow [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 802

To dauncen, daunceth with us now.' [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 101

But now or never, if that it lyke yow, [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 15

I wol yow of a somnour telle a game.
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Knight's Tale: 478

And of Arcita forth I wol yow telle.
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Knight's Tale: 804

And forth I wol of Theseus yow telle.
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Miller's Prologue: 32

Wyte it the ale of Southwerk, I yow preye;
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Miller's Prologue: 33

For I wol telle a legende and a lyf
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Cook's Prologue: 17

A tale of me, that am a povre man,
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Cook's Prologue: 18

I wol yow telle as wel as ever I can
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 189

[continues previous] But yet I praye to al this companye,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 841

'Now, by my feith, I shal, er that I go,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 842

Telle of a Somnour swich a tale or two,
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Clerk's Prologue: 26

I wol yow telle a tale which that I
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Squire's Tale: 661

First wol I telle yow of Cambynskan,
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Sir Thopas' Tale: 184

And of ladyes love-drury
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Sir Thopas' Tale: 185

Anon I wol yow telle.
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Sir Thopas' Tale: 186

Men speke of romances of prys,
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Melibee's Prologue: 19

I wol yow telle a litel thing in prose,
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Parson's Prologue: 45

And therfor, if yow list, I wol nat glose.
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Parson's Prologue: 46

I wol yow telle a mery tale in prose
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Hous of Fame 3: 337

Of whiche I wol yow telle fonde,
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Legend of Philomela: 122

[continues previous] And of her suster forth I wol yow telle.
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Book of the Duchesse: 226

[continues previous] And I wol telle yow wherfore;
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Romaunt of the Rose: 801

[continues previous] Come [neer], and if it lyke yow
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 101

[continues previous] But now or never, if that it lyke yow,
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 102

[continues previous] I may hir have right sone, doutelees.
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 196

And forth I wol of Troilus yow telle.
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Friar's Prologue: 18

I praye that noon of you be yvel apayd.
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Summoner's Tale: 538

'My lord,' quod he, 'be ye nat yvel apayd;
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Summoner's Tale: 539

I coude telle, for a goune-clooth,
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Merchant's Tale: 321

I prey yow that ye be nat yvel apayd.'
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Manciple's Tale: 254

A tale, of which he is now yvel apayd. [continues next]
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Manciple's Tale: 255

My sone, be war, and be non auctour newe [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 19

A somnour is a renner up and doun
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Manciple's Tale: 254

[continues previous] A tale, of which he is now yvel apayd.
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Friar's Prologue: 21

And is y-bet at every tounes ende.'
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Pardoner's Tale: 600

Al newe and fresh, at every tounes ende,
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Parson's Prologue: 12

As we were entringe at a thropes ende; [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 22

Our host tho spak, 'a! sire, ye sholde be hende
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Parson's Prologue: 12

[continues previous] As we were entringe at a thropes ende;
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Parson's Prologue: 13

[continues previous] For which our host, as he was wont to gye,
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Friar's Prologue: 23

And curteys, as a man of your estaat;
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 821

Keep thyn honour, and keep eek myn estaat" — [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 24

In companye we wol have no debaat.
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 822

[continues previous] After that day we hadden never debaat.
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Friar's Prologue: 25

Telleth your tale, and lat the Somnour be.'
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 832

And whan the Somnour herde the Frere gale, [continues next]
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 833

'Lo!' quod the Somnour, 'goddes armes two! [continues next]
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Friar's Tale: 37

Thus seyde our host, 'and lat him telle his tale.
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Friar's Tale: 38

Now telleth forth, thogh that the Somnour gale,
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Friar's Tale: 225

'Nay,' quod this Somnour, 'that shal nat bityde; [continues next]
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Friar's Tale: 300

'Yis,' quod this Somnour, 'pay anon, lat se, [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 613

'Nay,' quod the fox, 'but god yeve him meschaunce, [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 26

'Nay,' quod the Somnour, 'lat him seye to me
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 832

[continues previous] And whan the Somnour herde the Frere gale,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 833

[continues previous] 'Lo!' quod the Somnour, 'goddes armes two!
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Friar's Tale: 224

[continues previous] Til it be so, that thou forsake me.'
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Friar's Tale: 225

[continues previous] 'Nay,' quod this Somnour, 'that shal nat bityde;
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Friar's Tale: 299

[continues previous] To swich thing as men wol opposen me?'
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Friar's Tale: 300

[continues previous] 'Yis,' quod this Somnour, 'pay anon, lat se,
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 612

[continues previous] Al wilfully, god lat him never thee!'
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 613

[continues previous] 'Nay,' quod the fox, 'but god yeve him meschaunce,
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 321

Lo, here is al, what sholde I more seye? [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 322

Doth what yow list, to make him live or deye. [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1206

'And eek I noot what I sholde to him seye.'
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1207

'Nay, nece,' quod Pandare, 'sey not so;
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Friar's Prologue: 27

What so him list; whan it comth to my lot,
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 322

[continues previous] Doth what yow list, to make him live or deye.
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Friar's Prologue: 29

I shal him tellen which a greet honour
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Summoner's Tale: 568

By-cause he is a man of greet honour, [continues next]
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Summoner's Tale: 569

Shal have the firste fruit, as reson is; [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 30

It is to be a flateringe limitour;
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Summoner's Tale: 568

[continues previous] By-cause he is a man of greet honour,
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Friar's Prologue: 31

And his offyce I shal him telle, y-wis.'
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Friar's Tale: 37

Thus seyde our host, 'and lat him telle his tale. [continues next]
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Franklin's Tale: 856

Myn heritage; ther is na-more to telle.' [continues next]
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Parson's Prologue: 66

That alle we to telle his tale him preye. [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 32

Our host answerde, 'pees, na-more of this.'
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Cook's Prologue: 20

Our host answerde, and seide, 'I graunte it thee;
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Friar's Tale: 37

[continues previous] Thus seyde our host, 'and lat him telle his tale.
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Franklin's Tale: 856

[continues previous] Myn heritage; ther is na-more to telle.'
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Franklin's Tale: 857

[continues previous] This philosophre sobrely answerde,
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Parson's Prologue: 67

[continues previous] Our host hadde the wordes for us alle: —
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Friar's Prologue: 33

And after this he seyde un-to the Frere,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 855

If I have licence of this worthy Frere.' [continues next]
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 856

'Yis, dame,' quod he, 'tel forth, and I wol here.' [continues next]
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Summoner's Tale: 482

'Sire,' quod this frere, 'an odious meschief [continues next]
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Friar's Prologue: 34

'Tel forth your tale, leve maister deere.'
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 853

Do, dame, tel forth your tale, and that is best.'
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 856

[continues previous] 'Yis, dame,' quod he, 'tel forth, and I wol here.'
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Summoner's Tale: 55

Tel forth thy tale and spare it nat at al.'
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Summoner's Tale: 481

[continues previous] 'No fors,' quod he, 'but tel me al your grief.'