Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Legend of Good Women Prologue B to Geoffrey Chaucer
Summary
Geoffrey Chaucer Legend of Good Women Prologue B has 579 lines, and 75% of them have strong matches at magnitude 15+ in Geoffrey Chaucer. 18% of the lines have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14. 7% of the lines have no match. On average, each line has 1.5 strong matches and 3.55 weak matches.
Legend of Good Women Prologue B
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 2: 1
'This understonde I wel,' quod I, 'and I acorde wel that it is
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 5
That ther nis noon that dwelleth in this contree, [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 11: 92
ne ther nis no man that ne wot wel that they ne [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 31
... that it kepeth." Now sir, thanne shul ye committe the keping of your persone to your trewe freendes that been approved and y-knowe; and of hem shul ye axen help your persone for to kepe. For Catoun seith: "if thou hast nede of help, axe it of thy freendes; for ther nis noon so good a phisicien as thy trewe freend." And after this, thanne shul ye kepe yow fro alle straunge folk, and fro lyeres, and have alwey in suspect hir companye. For Piers Alfonce seith: "ne tak no companye by the weye of a straunge man, but-if so be that thou ...
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Parson's Tale: 10
... corrupt. And why? For, certes, alle our thoghtes been discovered as to him; ne for preyere ne for mede he shal nat been corrupt. And therfore seith Salomon: 'the wratthe of god ne wol nat spare no wight, for preyere ne for yifte'; and therfore, at the day of doom, ther nis noon hope to escape. Wherfore, as seith Seint Anselm: 'ful greet angwissh shul the sinful folk have at that tyme; ther shal the sterne and wrothe Iuge sitte above, and under him the horrible put of helle open to destroyen him that moot biknowen hise sinnes, whiche sinnes openly been shewed ...
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Parson's Tale: 35
... swereth with his mouth, or elles taketh on him the name of Crist, to be called a Cristene man, and liveth agayns Cristes livinge and his techinge, alle they taken goddes name in ydel. Loke eek what seint Peter seith, Actuum quarto capitulo, 'Non est aliud nomen sub celo,' &c. 'Ther nis noon other name,' seith seint Peter, 'under hevene, yeven to men, in which they mowe be saved;' that is to seyn, but the name of Iesu Crist. Take kepe eek how that the precious name of Crist, as seith seint Paul ad Philipenses secundo, 'In nomine Iesu, &c.: that in the ...
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Parson's Tale: 67
... procuringe, or by fleshly preyere of hise freendes, fleshly freendes, or espirituel freendes. Fleshly, in two maneres; as by kinrede or othere freendes. Soothly, if they praye for him that is nat worthy and able, it is Symonye if he take the benefice; and if he be worthy and able, ther nis noon. That other manere is, whan a man or womman preyen for folk to avauncen hem, only for wikked fleshly affeccioun that they have un-to the persone; and that is foul Symonye. But certes, in service, for which men yeven thinges espirituels un-to hir servants, it moot been understonde that the service ...
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 79
science ne may nat ben non other weys than as it is conceived.
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 6: 131
[continues previous] to be, it ne may ben non other weyes thanne he knoweth it to be.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 347
Of som persone, and durste hit nat with-seye; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 8
[continues previous] But as he hath herd seyd, or founde hit writen;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 11
[continues previous] Wel more thing then men han seen with yë!
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 5: 35
sooth, ne that ther nis nothing sensible; or elles, for that resoun [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Metre 11: 32
that the Muse and the doctrine of Plato singeth sooth, al that [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 45
certes, in that other is necessitee of sooth. But therfore ne [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 5: 35
[continues previous] sooth, ne that ther nis nothing sensible; or elles, for that resoun
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 5: 36
[continues previous] wot wel that many thinges ben subiect to wit and to imaginacioun,
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 45
[continues previous] certes, in that other is necessitee of sooth. But therfore ne
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 74
Wherfore, yif any thing be so to comen, that the bitydinge of hit [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 18
Through which that olde thinges been in minde, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 84
[continues previous] Ther as ther lyth non other assay by preve.
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 87
[continues previous] thinges governeth strongly, and ordeyneth hem softely.'
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 42
Than love I most these floures whyte and rede, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 36
[continues previous] Save, certeynly, whan that the month of May
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 62
[continues previous] To seen this flour, how it wol go to reste,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 211
[continues previous] To seen this flour that I so love and drede.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 48
[continues previous] To seen these floures agein the sonne sprede,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 50
[continues previous] The longe day, thus walking in the grene.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 197
Whan that the sonne out of the south gan weste, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 48
[continues previous] To seen this flour agein the sonne sprede,
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Metre 3: 7
Whan the wode wexeth rody of rosene floures, in the first somer [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Metre 3: 7
[continues previous] Whan the wode wexeth rody of rosene floures, in the first somer
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 395
[continues previous] For sith no cause of deeth lyth in this cas,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 409
[continues previous] For sith no cause of deeth lyth in this cas,
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Metre 4: 35
cleernesse smyteth the eyen and moeveth hem to seen, or right so
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 173
[continues previous] Hir swote breth, and made hem for to sprede,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 111
[continues previous] For hit surmounted pleynly alle odoures,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 116
[continues previous] Now had the atempre sonne al that releved,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 38
[continues previous] And that the floures ginne for to springe,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 128
[continues previous] Of love and [May], that Ioye hit was to here,
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 5
stille, ne sholde nat elden;' that is to seyn, that [him] leste that, [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 4
[continues previous] desire to han matere of governaunce over comunalitees, for vertu,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 119
[continues previous] That was with floures swote enbrouded al,
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Parson's Tale: 71
In other manere been distinct the speces of Glotonye, after seint Gregorie. The firste is, for to ete biforn tyme to ete. The seconde is, whan a man get him to delicat mete or drinke. The thridde is, whan men taken to muche over mesure. The fourthe is curiositee, with greet entente to maken and apparaillen his mete. The fifthe is, for to eten to gredily. Thise been the fyve fingres of the develes hand, by whiche he draweth folk to sinne.
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Parson's Tale: 80
... biforn the peple. It is a greet folye, a womman to have a fair array outward and in hir-self be foul inward. A wyf sholde eek be mesurable in lokinge and in beringe and in laughinge, and discreet in alle hir wordes and hir dedes. And aboven alle worldly thing she sholde loven hir housbonde with al hir herte, and to him be trewe of hir body so sholde an housbonde eek be to his wyf. For sith that al the body is the housbondes, so sholde hir herte been, or elles ther is bitwixe hem two, as in that, no ... [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 80
[continues previous] ... to been honoured the more biforn the peple. It is a greet folye, a womman to have a fair array outward and in hir-self be foul inward. A wyf sholde eek be mesurable in lokinge and in beringe and in laughinge, and discreet in alle hir wordes and hir dedes. And aboven alle worldly thing she sholde loven hir housbonde with al hir herte, and to him be trewe of hir body so sholde an housbonde eek be to his wyf. For sith that al the body is the housbondes, so sholde hir herte been, or elles ther is bitwixe hem two, as in that, no parfit mariage. Thanne ...
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 2: 152
that ne deneye I nat; but certes, hir power ne descendeth nat of [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 2: 140
partye of men, ne ben nat ne han no beinge; but natheles, it is so,
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 4: 124
'Whan I consider thy resouns,' quod I, 'I ne trowe nat that
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 142
beseken it and impetren it. And yif men wene nat that hope ne
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Melibee's Tale: 56
Thanne bigan dame Prudence to maken semblant of wratthe, and seyde, 'certes, sir, sauf your grace, I love your honour and your profit as I do myn owene, and ever have doon; ne ye ne noon other syen never the contrarie. And yit, if I hadde seyd that ye sholde han purchaced the pees and the reconsiliacioun, I ne hadde nat muchel mistaken me, ne seyd amis. For the wyse man seith: "the dissensioun biginneth by another man, and the reconsiling bi-ginneth by thy-self." And the ... [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 56
[continues previous] Thanne bigan dame Prudence to maken semblant of wratthe, and seyde, 'certes, sir, sauf your grace, I love your honour and your profit as I do myn owene, and ever have doon; ne ye ne noon other syen never the contrarie. And yit, if I hadde seyd that ye sholde han purchaced the pees and the reconsiliacioun, I ne hadde nat muchel mistaken me, ne seyd amis. For the wyse man seith: "the dissensioun biginneth by another man, and the reconsiling bi-ginneth by thy-self." And the prophete seith: "flee shrewednesse and do goodnesse; ...
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 272
[continues previous] Upon the goddes, that he, for leef ne looth,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 78
[continues previous] That nis nothing the entent of my labour.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 93
And that the sonne out of the south gan weste, [continues next]
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Treatise on the Astrolabe 2: 3
... the lyne of midday, 18 degres of heighte taken by my rewle on the bak-syde. Tho sette I the centre of this Alhabor up-on 18 degrees among myn almikanteras, up-on the west syde; by-cause that she was founden on the west syde. Tho leide I my label over the degree of the sonne that was descended under the weste orisonte, and rikened alle the lettres capitals fro the lyne of midday un-to the point of my label in the bordure; and fond that it was passed 8 of the clokke the space of 2 degrees. Tho loked I doun up-on myn est orisonte, and fond ther 23 degrees of Libra assending, whom I tok for myn assendent; and thus lerned I to knowe ones for ever in which manere I shuld come to the houre of the night and to myn assendent; as verreyly as may be taken by so smal an instrument. But natheles, in general, wolde I warne thee for evere, ne mak thee nevere bold to have take a iust ascendent by thyn Astrolabie, or elles to have set iustly a clokke, whan any celestial body by which that thow wenest governe thilke thinges ben ney the south lyne; for trust wel, whan that the sonne is ney the meridional lyne, the degree of the sonne renneth so longe consentrik up-on the almikanteras, that sothly thou shalt erre fro the iust assendent. The same conclusioun sey I by the centre of any sterre fix by night; and more-over, by experience, I wot wel that in oure ...
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 94
[continues previous] And closed was the flour and goon to reste
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 96
[continues previous] Hoom to myn hous ful swiftly I me spedde;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 94
[continues previous] And closed was the flour and goon to reste
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 211
[continues previous] To seen this flour that I so love and drede.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 228
First sat the god of love, and than this quene [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 302
First sat the god of love, and sith his quene [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 220
[continues previous] So were the florouns of hir coroun whyte;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 152
[continues previous] Swich were the floures of hir coroun whyte.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 220
[continues previous] So were the florouns of hir coroun whyte;
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 61
That had a flees of gold, that shoon so brighte, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 164
[continues previous] That with the gleem a-stoned was the sighte;
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 61
[continues previous] That had a flees of gold, that shoon so brighte,
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 62
[continues previous] That no-wher was ther swich an-other sighte;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 174
Corouned with whyte, and clothed al in grene, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 302
First sat the god of love, and sith his quene [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 176
That in this world, thogh that men wolde seke, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 228
[continues previous] First sat the god of love, and than this quene
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 174
[continues previous] Corouned with whyte, and clothed al in grene,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 176
[continues previous] That in this world, thogh that men wolde seke,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 538
[continues previous] Was hit to thee, that ilke tyme thou made
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 540
[continues previous] That thou forgete hir in thy song to sette,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 214
Hyde ye your trouthe in love and your renoun; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 215
[continues previous] And thou, Tisbe, that hast for love swich peyne:
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 223
[continues previous] Alceste is here, that al that may desteyne.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 255
[continues previous] My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 262
[continues previous] My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.