Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Nun's Priest's Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucer

Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Nun's Priest's Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucer

Summary

Geoffrey Chaucer Nun's Priest's Prologue has 54 lines, and 4% of them have strong matches at magnitude 15+ in Geoffrey Chaucer. 74% of the lines have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14. 22% of the lines have no match. On average, each line has 0.04 strong matches and 2.48 weak matches.

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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 1

'Ho!' quod the knight, 'good sir, na-more of this,
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Pardoner's Tale: 260

Na-more of this, for it may wel suffyse. [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 36

... of the conseil that was accorded by your neighebores, swiche as doon yow reverence withouten love, your olde enemys reconsiled, your flatereres, that conseilled yow certeyne thinges prively, and openly conseilleden yow the contrarie; the yonge folk also, that conseilleden yow to venge yow and make werre anon. And certes, sir, as I have seyd biforn, ye han greetly erred to han cleped swich maner folk to your conseil; which conseillours been y-nogh repreved by the resouns afore-seyd. But nathelees, lat us now descende to the special. Ye shuln first procede after the doctrine of Tullius. Certes, the trouthe of this ... [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 2

That ye han seyd is right y-nough, y-wis,
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Friar's Prologue: 9

Ye han seyd muchel thing right wel, I seye;
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Pardoner's Tale: 259

[continues previous] Of wyn-yeving to hem that han Iustyse.
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Melibee's Tale: 36

[continues previous] ... was accorded by your neighebores, swiche as doon yow reverence withouten love, your olde enemys reconsiled, your flatereres, that conseilled yow certeyne thinges prively, and openly conseilleden yow the contrarie; the yonge folk also, that conseilleden yow to venge yow and make werre anon. And certes, sir, as I have seyd biforn, ye han greetly erred to han cleped swich maner folk to your conseil; which conseillours been y-nogh repreved by the resouns afore-seyd. But nathelees, lat us now descende to the special. Ye shuln first procede after the doctrine of Tullius. Certes, the trouthe of this matere or of this conseil nedeth nat ...
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Melibee's Tale: 44

... yow that over muchel suffraunce nis nat good; but yet ne folweth it nat ther-of, that every persone to whom men doon vileinye take of it vengeance; for that aperteneth and longeth al only to the Iuges, for they shul venge the vileinyes and iniuries. And ther-fore tho two auctoritees that ye han seyd above, been only understonden in the Iuges; for whan they suffren over muchel the wronges and the vileinyes to be doon withouten punisshinge, they sompne nat a man al only for to do newe wronges, but they comanden it. Also a wys man seith: that "the Iuge that correcteth nat ...
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 4

Is right y-nough to mochel folk, I gesse. [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 3

And mochel more; for litel hevinesse
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 4

[continues previous] Is right y-nough to mochel folk, I gesse. [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 4

Is right y-nough to mochel folk, I gesse.
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Clerk's Tale: 413

Ye have nat that forgeten, as I gesse. [continues next]
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Clerk's Tale: 414

I seye, Grisild, this present dignitee, [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 2

That ye han seyd is right y-nough, y-wis,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 3

[continues previous] And mochel more; for litel hevinesse
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Romaunt of the Rose: 6398

O shrift is right y-nough to me.
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Romaunt of the Rose: 6411

The firste is right y-nough to me;
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 5

I seye for me, it is a greet disese
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Clerk's Tale: 413

[continues previous] Ye have nat that forgeten, as I gesse.
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Clerk's Tale: 414

[continues previous] I seye, Grisild, this present dignitee,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 6

Wher-as men han ben in greet welthe and ese,
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Troilus and Criseyde 1: 28

Or ye han wonne him with to greet an ese. [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 1: 29

And preyeth for hem that ben in the cas [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 7

To heren of hir sodeyn fal, allas!
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Troilus and Criseyde 1: 28

[continues previous] Or ye han wonne him with to greet an ese.
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 8

And the contrarie is Ioie and greet solas,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4331

And hath Ioie of the newe spring, [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 9

As whan a man hath been in povre estaat,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 146

Our lord Iesu refresshed many a man.
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 147

In swich estaat as god hath cleped us
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Clerk's Tale: 417

That I yow took in povre estaat ful lowe
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4331

[continues previous] And hath Ioie of the newe spring,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4332

[continues previous] Whan it greneth in the ginning,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 11

And ther abydeth in prosperitee,
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Parson's Tale: 29

... holde him noght worth. The ferthe is, whan he nis nat sory of his humiliacion. Also, the humilitee of mouth is in foure thinges: in attempree speche, and in humblesse of speche, and whan he biknoweth with his owene mouth that he is swich as him thinketh that he is in his herte. Another is, whan he preiseth the bountee of another man, and nothing ther-of amenuseth. Humilitee eek in werkes is in foure maneres: the firste is, whan he putteth othere men biforn him. The seconde is, to chese the loweste place over-al. The thridde is, gladly to assente to ... [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 12

Swich thing is gladsom, as it thinketh me,
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Melibee's Tale: 17

... god, and praye him to dresse thy weyes"; and looke that alle thy conseils been in him for evermore. Seint Iame eek seith: "if any of yow have nede of sapience, axe it of god." And afterward thanne shul ye taken conseil in your-self, and examine wel your thoghtes, of swich thing as yow thinketh that is best for your profit. And thanne shul ye dryve fro your herte three thinges that been contrariouse to good conseil, that is to seyn, ire, coveitise, and hastifnesse. [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 29

[continues previous] ... thridde is, whan he rekketh nat thogh men holde him noght worth. The ferthe is, whan he nis nat sory of his humiliacion. Also, the humilitee of mouth is in foure thinges: in attempree speche, and in humblesse of speche, and whan he biknoweth with his owene mouth that he is swich as him thinketh that he is in his herte. Another is, whan he preiseth the bountee of another man, and nothing ther-of amenuseth. Humilitee eek in werkes is in foure maneres: the firste is, whan he putteth othere men biforn him. The seconde is, to chese the loweste place over-al. The thridde is, gladly to assente ...
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 13

And of swich thing were goodly for to telle.'
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Shipman's Prologue: 13

Abydeth, for goddes digne passioun, [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 17

[continues previous] ... blesse god, and praye him to dresse thy weyes"; and looke that alle thy conseils been in him for evermore. Seint Iame eek seith: "if any of yow have nede of sapience, axe it of god." And afterward thanne shul ye taken conseil in your-self, and examine wel your thoghtes, of swich thing as yow thinketh that is best for your profit. And thanne shul ye dryve fro your herte three thinges that been contrariouse to good conseil, that is to seyn, ire, coveitise, and hastifnesse.
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Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 144

'Ye,' quod our host, 'telle on, what so bityde; [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 14

'Ye,' quod our hoste, 'by seint Poules belle,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 666

Now wol I seye yow sooth, by seint Thomas, [continues next]
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Merchant's Prologue: 18

I seye sooth, by seint Thomas of Inde, [continues next]
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Shipman's Prologue: 12

[continues previous] 'How! good men,' quod our hoste, 'herkneth me;
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Prioress' Prologue: 1

'Wel seyd, by corpus dominus,' quod our hoste,
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Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 144

[continues previous] 'Ye,' quod our host, 'telle on, what so bityde;
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 15

Ye seye right sooth; this monk, he clappeth loude,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 666

[continues previous] Now wol I seye yow sooth, by seint Thomas,
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Merchant's Prologue: 18

[continues previous] I seye sooth, by seint Thomas of Inde,
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Monk's Prologue: 76

Ful ofte in game a sooth I have herd seye.'
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Monk's Prologue: 77

This worthy monk took al in pacience,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 21

As ye han seyd, to here of hevinesse.
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Melibee's Tale: 36

... the conseil that was accorded by your neighebores, swiche as doon yow reverence withouten love, your olde enemys reconsiled, your flatereres, that conseilled yow certeyne thinges prively, and openly conseilleden yow the contrarie; the yonge folk also, that conseilleden yow to venge yow and make werre anon. And certes, sir, as I have seyd biforn, ye han greetly erred to han cleped swich maner folk to your conseil; which conseillours been y-nogh repreved by the resouns afore-seyd. But nathelees, lat us now descende to the special. Ye shuln first procede after the doctrine of Tullius. Certes, the trouthe of this matere or of this conseil nedeth nat ... [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 22

Sir monk, na-more of this, so god yow blesse!
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Merchant's Prologue: 28

'Now,' quod our hoost, 'Marchaunt, so god yow blesse,
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Merchant's Prologue: 29

Sin ye so muchel knowen of that art,
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Melibee's Tale: 36

[continues previous] ... of the conseil that was accorded by your neighebores, swiche as doon yow reverence withouten love, your olde enemys reconsiled, your flatereres, that conseilled yow certeyne thinges prively, and openly conseilleden yow the contrarie; the yonge folk also, that conseilleden yow to venge yow and make werre anon. And certes, sir, as I have seyd biforn, ye han greetly erred to han cleped swich maner folk to your conseil; which conseillours been y-nogh repreved by the resouns afore-seyd. But nathelees, lat us now descende to the special. Ye shuln first procede after the doctrine of Tullius. Certes, the trouthe of this ...
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 24

Swich talking is nat worth a boterflye;
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Wife of Bath's Tale: 256

Swich arrogance is nat worth an hen.
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Franklin's Tale: 404

As in our dayes is nat worth a flye; [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 25

For ther-in is ther no desport ne game.
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Miller's Prologue: 9

For trewely, the game is wel bigonne. [continues next]
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Franklin's Tale: 404

[continues previous] As in our dayes is nat worth a flye;
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Franklin's Tale: 405

[continues previous] For holy chirches feith in our bileve
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 26

Wherfor, sir Monk, or dan Piers by your name,
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Miller's Prologue: 10

[continues previous] Now telleth ye, sir Monk, if that ye conne,
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Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 510

'At your comandement, sir, trewely,' [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 27

I preye yow hertely, telle us somwhat elles,
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Miller's Prologue: 32

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

For I wol telle a legende and a lyf [continues next]
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Merchant's Prologue: 30

Ful hertely I pray yow telle us part.'
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 39

Sir, sey somwhat of hunting, I yow preye.'
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Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 509

[continues previous] Marie! ther-of I pray yow hertely!'
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 28

For sikerly, nere clinking of your belles,
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Miller's Prologue: 33

[continues previous] For I wol telle a legende and a lyf
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 29

That on your brydel hange on every syde,
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Parson's Tale: 57

... his werkes, and abaundone him-self, with al his might, wel for to doon. Thanne comth ydelnesse, that is the yate of alle harmes. An ydel man is lyk to a place that hath no walles; the develes may entre on every syde and sheten at him at discovert, by temptacion on every syde. This ydelnesse is the thurrok of alle wikked and vileyns thoghtes, and of alle Iangles, trufles, and of alle ordure. Certes, the hevene is yeven to hem that wol labouren, and nat to ydel folk. Eek David seith: that 'they ne been nat in the labour of men, ne they ... [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 692

Shal bringen us the pees on every syde, [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 30

By heven king, that for us alle dyde,
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Pardoner's Tale: 330

Now, for the love of Crist that for us dyde,
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Parson's Tale: 57

[continues previous] ... god by his werkes, and abaundone him-self, with al his might, wel for to doon. Thanne comth ydelnesse, that is the yate of alle harmes. An ydel man is lyk to a place that hath no walles; the develes may entre on every syde and sheten at him at discovert, by temptacion on every syde. This ydelnesse is the thurrok of alle wikked and vileyns thoghtes, and of alle Iangles, trufles, and of alle ordure. Certes, the hevene is yeven to hem that wol labouren, and nat to ydel folk. Eek David seith: that 'they ne been nat in the labour ...
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 692

[continues previous] Shal bringen us the pees on every syde,
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 693

[continues previous] That, whan she gooth, almighty god hir gyde!'
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 31

I sholde er this han fallen doun for slepe,
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Shipman's Tale: 388

Ye sholde han warned me, er I had gon,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 33

Than had your tale al be told in vayn.
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Melibee's Prologue: 22

It is a moral tale vertuous,
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Melibee's Prologue: 23

Al be it told som-tyme in sondry wyse
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 34

For certeinly, as that thise clerkes seyn,
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Merchant's Tale: 118

Lo, how that Iacob, as thise clerkes rede,
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Merchant's Tale: 728

(For alle thing hath tyme, as seyn thise clerkes)
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Merchant's Tale: 729

To any womman, for to gete hir love,
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Franklin's Tale: 46

For it venquisseth, as thise clerkes seyn,
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Franklin's Tale: 47

Thinges that rigour sholde never atteyne.
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Manciple's Tale: 210

Daun Salomon, as wyse clerkes seyn, [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 22

Now sith man understondeth generally, which is venial sinne, thanne is it covenable to tellen specially of sinnes whiche that many a man per-aventure ne demeth hem nat sinnes, and ne shryveth him nat of the same thinges; and yet nathelees they been sinnes. Soothly, as thise clerkes wryten, this is to seyn, that at every tyme that a man eteth or drinketh more than suffyseth to the sustenaunce of his body, in certein he dooth sinne. And eek whan he speketh more than nedeth, it is sinne. Eke whan he herkneth nat benignely the compleint of the povre. Eke whan he is in ...
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 35

"Wher-as a man may have noon audience,
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Manciple's Tale: 211

[continues previous] Techeth a man to kepe his tonge wel;
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 36

Noght helpeth it to tellen his sentence."
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1369

Of which I can nought tellen no scripture; [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 37

And wel I woot the substance is in me,
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1370

[continues previous] But wel I woot a broche, gold and asure,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 38

If any thing shal wel reported be.
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Squire's Tale: 1

'Squier, com neer, if it your wille be, [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 39

Sir, sey somwhat of hunting, I yow preye.'
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Friar's Tale: 119

'Now, brother,' quod this Somnour, 'I yow preye, [continues next]
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Clerk's Tale: 588

Beth pacient, and ther-of I yow preye.' [continues next]
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Clerk's Tale: 589

'I have,' quod she, 'seyd thus, and ever shal, [continues next]
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Squire's Tale: 2

[continues previous] And sey somwhat of love; for, certes, ye
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 27

I preye yow hertely, telle us somwhat elles,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 40

'Nay,' quod this monk, 'I have no lust to pleye;
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 192

For myn entente nis but for to pleye. [continues next]
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Friar's Tale: 119

[continues previous] 'Now, brother,' quod this Somnour, 'I yow preye,
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Clerk's Tale: 588

[continues previous] Beth pacient, and ther-of I yow preye.'
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Clerk's Tale: 589

[continues previous] 'I have,' quod she, 'seyd thus, and ever shal,
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Shipman's Tale: 148

'Nay,' quod this monk, 'by god and seint Martyn,
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 121

'Yet coude I telle a thing to doon you pleye.' [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 41

Now let another telle, as I have told.'
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 193

[continues previous] Now sires, now wol I telle forth my tale. —
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 121

[continues previous] 'Yet coude I telle a thing to doon you pleye.'
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 122

[continues previous] 'Now uncle dere,' quod she, 'tel it us
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 42

Than spak our host, with rude speche and bold,
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Friar's Tale: 36

'Pees, with mischance and with misaventure,' [continues next]
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Friar's Tale: 37

Thus seyde our host, 'and lat him telle his tale. [continues next]
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Manciple's Prologue: 56

And to the maunciple thanne spak our host,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 43

And seyde un-to the Nonnes Preest anon,
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Friar's Tale: 36

[continues previous] 'Pees, with mischance and with misaventure,'
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Friar's Tale: 37

[continues previous] Thus seyde our host, 'and lat him telle his tale.
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Nun's Priest's Epilogue: 1

'Sir Nonnes Preest,' our hoste seyde anoon,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 314

And seyde, 'sir, hit am I'; and com him neer, [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 44

'Com neer, thou preest, com hider, thou sir Iohn,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 54

This swete preest, this goodly man, sir Iohn.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 314

[continues previous] And seyde, 'sir, hit am I'; and com him neer,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 49

Look that thyn herte be mery evermo.'
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Romaunt of the Rose: 3223

That made thyn herte mery to be.
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Troilus and Criseyde 1: 1053

My lyf, my deeth, hool in thyn honde I leye; [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 50

'Yis, sir,' quod he, 'yis, host, so mote I go,
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Franklin's Prologue: 31

'Gladly, sir host,' quod he, 'I wol obeye
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Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 81

As in effect, to him, so mote I go! [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 4: 73

'Thanne,' quod she, 'yif that any good were added to the
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Hous of Fame 2: 198

Or they espye hit.' 'O yis, yis!'
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Hous of Fame 2: 199

Quod he to me, 'that can I preve
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Hous of Fame 2: 356

And I answerde, and seyde, 'Yis.'
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Hous of Fame 2: 357

'A ha!' quod he, 'lo, so I can,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 6486

'Sir, I wol fillen, so mote I go, [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 6591

That he ne shal, so mote I go,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 6623

They don not wel, so mote I go,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 6624

That taken such almesse so,
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Troilus and Criseyde 1: 1054

[continues previous] Help now,' quod he. 'Yis, by my trouthe, I shal.'
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 984

I am disposed bet, so mote I go,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 51

But I be mery, y-wis, I wol be blamed:' —
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 478

The bren, as I best can, now moste I selle; [continues next]
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 479

But yet to be right mery wol I fonde. [continues next]
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 480

Now wol I tellen of my fourthe housbonde. [continues next]
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Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 81

[continues previous] As in effect, to him, so mote I go!
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Romaunt of the Rose: 6486

[continues previous] 'Sir, I wol fillen, so mote I go,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 52

And right anon his tale he hath attamed,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 479

[continues previous] But yet to be right mery wol I fonde.
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Merchant's Tale: 155

With face sad, his tale he hath hem told; [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 992

And right anon thus seyde he to his quene. [continues next]
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Squire's Tale: 168

And whan this knight hath thus his tale told, [continues next]
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Squire's Tale: 169

He rydeth out of halle, and doun he lighte. [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 53

And thus he seyde un-to us everichon,
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Merchant's Tale: 155

[continues previous] With face sad, his tale he hath hem told;
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Merchant's Tale: 156

[continues previous] He seyde, 'freendes, I am hoor and old,
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Merchant's Tale: 240

This word seyde he un-to us everichon: [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 241

"Wirk alle thing by conseil," thus seyde he, [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 992

[continues previous] And right anon thus seyde he to his quene.
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Squire's Tale: 168

[continues previous] And whan this knight hath thus his tale told,
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Squire's Tale: 169

[continues previous] He rydeth out of halle, and doun he lighte.
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Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 139

And thus he seyde un-to his yeman tho,
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 54

This swete preest, this goodly man, sir Iohn.
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Merchant's Tale: 240

[continues previous] This word seyde he un-to us everichon:
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Nun's Priest's Prologue: 44

'Com neer, thou preest, com hider, thou sir Iohn,