Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Legend of Good Women Prologue B to Geoffrey Chaucer

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.

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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 1

A thousand tymes have I herd men telle,
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Gamelyn's Tale: 306

Seven fadmen it was deep as I have herd telle.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 1

A thousand sythes have I herd men telle, [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 7685

And, god wot, I have of thee
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Romaunt of the Rose: 7686

A thousand tymes more pitee
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 97

I have herd seyd, eek tymes twyës twelve,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 2

That ther is Ioye in heven, and peyne in helle;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 2

[continues previous] That ther is Ioye in heven, and peyne in helle; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 3

And I acorde wel that hit be so; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 3

And I acorde wel that hit is so;
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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: 2

[continues previous] That ther is Ioye in heven, and peyne in helle; [continues next]
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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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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 249

With-outen deeth, but I his helpe be. [continues next]
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 250

But natheles, hit is my wille,' quod she, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 4

But natheles, yit wot I wel also,
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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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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 192

I nam with-holden yit with never nother. [continues next]
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 249

[continues previous] With-outen deeth, but I his helpe be.
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 250

[continues previous] But natheles, hit is my wille,' quod she,
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Legend of Lucretia: 200

For wel I wot, that Crist him-selve telleth, [continues next]
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Legend of Phyllis: 127

But I wot why ye come nat,' quod she; [continues next]
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Compleint to His Lady: 77

Yit is ther fayner noon, that wolde I hete, [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 1355

Ther were, and that wot I ful wel, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 5

That ther nis noon dwelling in this contree,
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Knight's Tale: 64

For certes, lord, ther nis noon of us alle,
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Man of Law's Tale: 336

For she hir-self wolde al the contree lede. [continues next]
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Man of Law's Tale: 337

Ne ther was Surrien noon that was converted [continues next]
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Squire's Tale: 419

That ther nis tygre, ne noon so cruel beste, [continues next]
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Sir Thopas' Tale: 93

For in that contree was ther noon [continues next]
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Sir Thopas' Tale: 94

That to him dorste ryde or goon, [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 3 Prose 11: 92

[continues previous] ne ther nis no man that ne wot wel that they ne
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 3

[continues previous] And I acorde wel that hit be so;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 5

[continues previous] That ther nis noon that dwelleth in this contree, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 6

That either hath in helle or heven y-be, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 191

[continues previous] For, as to me, nis lever noon ne lother;
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Legend of Cleopatra: 91

That ther nis tonge noon that may hit telle. [continues next]
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Legend of Lucretia: 199

[continues previous] Ther as they caste hir herte, ther hit dwelleth.
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Legend of Lucretia: 200

[continues previous] For wel I wot, that Crist him-selve telleth,
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Legend of Phyllis: 126

[continues previous] Ne to thy word ther nis no fey certein;
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Compleint to His Lady: 77

[continues previous] Yit is ther fayner noon, that wolde I hete,
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Compleynt of Mars: 229

Yet putteth he in hit such misaventure, [continues next]
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Compleynt of Mars: 230

That reste nis ther noon in his yeving. [continues next]
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Compleynt of Mars: 231

And that is wonder, that so Iust a king [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 1355

[continues previous] Ther were, and that wot I ful wel,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 6

That either hath in heven or helle y-be,
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Man of Law's Tale: 337

[continues previous] Ne ther was Surrien noon that was converted
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Merchant's Tale: 1157

Right so a man, that longe hath blind y-be, [continues next]
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Squire's Tale: 419

[continues previous] That ther nis tygre, ne noon so cruel beste,
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Sir Thopas' Tale: 93

[continues previous] For in that contree was ther noon
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Sir Thopas' Tale: 94

[continues previous] That to him dorste ryde or goon,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 5

[continues previous] That ther nis noon that dwelleth in this contree,
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Legend of Cleopatra: 91

[continues previous] That ther nis tonge noon that may hit telle.
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Compleynt of Mars: 230

[continues previous] That reste nis ther noon in his yeving.
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Compleynt of Mars: 231

[continues previous] And that is wonder, that so Iust a king
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 7

Ne may of hit non other weyes witen,
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Merchant's Tale: 1158

[continues previous] Ne may nat sodeynly so wel y-see,
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Pardoner's Tale: 84

For, whan I dar non other weyes debate,
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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

to be, it ne may ben non other weyes thanne he knoweth it to be. [continues next]
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Hous of Fame 2: 77

Shal I non other weyes dye?
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Legend of Philomela: 96

But utterly hit may non other be. [continues next]
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Anelida and Arcite: 286

Ther ben non other mene weyes newe;
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4843

And namely, wher they ne may
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4844

Finde non other mene wey.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 8

But as he hath herd seyd, or founde hit writen;
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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: 8

[continues previous] But as he hath herd seyd, or founde hit writen; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 9

For by assay ther may no man hit preve. [continues next]
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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: 348

For he hath writen many a book er this. [continues next]
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Legend of Philomela: 96

[continues previous] But utterly hit may non other be.
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Legend of Philomela: 97

[continues previous] By force hath he, this traitour, doon that dede,
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Book of the Duchesse: 551

Amende hit, yif I can or may; [continues next]
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Book of the Duchesse: 552

Ye mowe preve hit by assay. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 9

For by assay ther may no man hit preve.
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Manciple's Tale: 56

But god it woot, ther may no man embrace [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: 28

Ther-as ther is non other assay by preve.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 29

And, as for me, though that my wit be lyte,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 84

Ther as ther lyth non other assay by preve.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 85

For myn entent is, or I fro yow fare,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 348

[continues previous] For he hath writen many a book er this.
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Book of the Duchesse: 551

[continues previous] Amende hit, yif I can or may;
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Book of the Duchesse: 552

[continues previous] Ye mowe preve hit by assay.
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Book of the Duchesse: 553

[continues previous] For, by my trouthe, to make yow hool,
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 545

And forthy lette him no man, god forbede, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 10

But god forbede but men shulde leve
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Manciple's Tale: 56

[continues previous] But god it woot, ther may no man embrace
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 11

Wel more thing then men han seen with yë! [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 12

Men shal nat wenen every-thing a lyë [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 99

And that men mosten more thing beleve [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 100

Then men may seen at eye or elles preve? [continues next]
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Legend of Thisbe: 205

But god forbede but a woman can
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 545

[continues previous] And forthy lette him no man, god forbede,
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 546

[continues previous] But preye Apollo helpen in this nede.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 11

Wel more thing then men han seen with yë!
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Man of Law's Tale: 182

Ne shal I never seen yow more with yë. [continues next]
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Second Nun's Tale: 230

Ne never wight shal seen hem with his yë, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 11

[continues previous] Wel more thing then men han seen with yë! [continues next]
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Book of the Duchesse: 808

Of ladies, that ever man with yë
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Book of the Duchesse: 809

Had seen togedres in oo place. [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 301

Ne shal I never seen yow eft with yë. [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 901

And al this thing right seen it with your yë,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 12

Men shal nat wenen every-thing a lyë
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Man of Law's Tale: 182

[continues previous] Ne shal I never seen yow more with yë.
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Second Nun's Tale: 230

[continues previous] Ne never wight shal seen hem with his yë,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 10

[continues previous] But goddes forbode, but men shulde leve
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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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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 12

[continues previous] Men shal nat wenen every-thing a lyë
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 13

[continues previous] For that he seigh it nat of yore ago.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 99

[continues previous] And that men mosten more thing beleve
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 100

[continues previous] Then men may seen at eye or elles preve?
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Book of the Duchesse: 810

[continues previous] Shal I clepe hit hap other grace
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 301

[continues previous] Ne shal I never seen yow eft with yë.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 13

But-if him-self hit seeth, or elles dooth;
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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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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 14

For, god wot, thing is never the lasse sooth,
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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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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 14

God wot, a thing is never the lesse so [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 16

Bernard the monk ne saugh nat al, parde! [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1357

God wot, the text ful hard is, sooth, to finde,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 15

Thogh every wight ne may hit nat y-see.
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Merchant's Tale: 1158

Ne may nat sodeynly so wel y-see, [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Metre 11: 33

[continues previous] every wight lerneth, he ne doth no-thing elles thanne but
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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: 46

[continues previous] sitteth nat a wight, for that the opinioun of the sittinge is sooth;
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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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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 75

ne be nat certein ne necessarie, who may weten biforn that thilke [continues next]
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Legend of Ariadne: 231

Thogh ye ne wiste hit nat, in my contree.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 16

Bernard the monk ne saugh nat al, parde!
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Merchant's Tale: 1158

[continues previous] Ne may nat sodeynly so wel y-see,
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 75

[continues previous] ne be nat certein ne necessarie, who may weten biforn that thilke
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 15

[continues previous] Thogh every wight ne may hit nat y-see.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 17

Than mote we to bokes that we finde,
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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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Romaunt of the Rose: 2838

In olde dawes, as I finde, [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1463

He comen is, as men in bokes finde. [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1464

Diane, which that wrooth was and in ire [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 18

Through which that olde thinges been in minde.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 17

[continues previous] Than mote we to bokes that we finde,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 18

[continues previous] Through which that olde thinges been in minde, [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 2837

[continues previous] And therfore now it cometh to minde,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 2838

[continues previous] In olde dawes, as I finde,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 2839

[continues previous] That clerkis writen that hir knewe
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1464

[continues previous] Diane, which that wrooth was and in ire
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 19

And to the doctrine of these olde wyse,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 21

And trowen on these olde aproved stories [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 81

But wherfor that I spak, to yeve credence [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 82

To bokes olde and doon hem reverence, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 20

Yeve credence, in every skilful wyse,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 21

That tellen of these olde appreved stories,
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Knight's Tale: 1

Whylom, as olde stories tellen us,
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Knight's Tale: 2

Ther was a duk that highte Theseus;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 19

[continues previous] And to the doctrine of these olde wyse,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 22

Of holinesse, of regnes, of victories, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 23

Of love, of hate, of other sundry thinges, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 81

[continues previous] But wherfor that I spak, to yeve credence
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 22

Of holinesse, of regnes, of victories,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 23

Of love, of hate, of other sundry thinges,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 24

Of whiche I may not maken rehersinges.
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Monk's Prologue: 86

As olde bokes maken us memorie, [continues next]
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Manciple's Tale: 2

As olde bokes maken mencioun, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 22

[continues previous] Of holinesse, of regnes, of victories,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 23

[continues previous] Of love, of hate, of other sundry thinges,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 25

And if that olde bokes were a-weye,
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Monk's Prologue: 86

[continues previous] As olde bokes maken us memorie,
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Monk's Prologue: 87

[continues previous] Of him that stood in greet prosperitee
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Manciple's Tale: 2

[continues previous] As olde bokes maken mencioun,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 26

Y-loren were of remembraunce the keye. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 26

Y-loren were of remembraunce the keye.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 25

[continues previous] And if that olde bokes were a-weye,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 27

Wel oghte us than honouren and beleve
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 83

Is for men shulde autoritees beleve, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 28

These bokes, ther we han non other preve.
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Hous of Fame 2: 199

Quod he to me, 'that can I preve [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 27

[continues previous] Wel oghte us than on olde bokes leve,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 84

[continues previous] Ther as ther lyth non other assay by preve. [continues next]
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A. B. C.: 100

We han non other melodye or glee
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Merciles Beautè: 35

And he is strike out of my bokes clene
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Merciles Beautè: 36

For ever-mo; [ther] is non other mene.
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Parlement of Foules: 587

For thogh she deyed, I wolde non other make, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 29

And as for me, thogh that I can but lyte,
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Clerk's Tale: 879

Thogh clerkes preyse wommen but a lyte,
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Clerk's Tale: 880

Ther can no man in humblesse him acquyte
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Hous of Fame 2: 199

[continues previous] Quod he to me, 'that can I preve
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Hous of Fame 2: 200

[continues previous] By resoun, worthy for to leve,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 29

[continues previous] And, as for me, though that my wit be lyte, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 30

On bokes for to rede I me delyte, [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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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 85

[continues previous] For myn entent is, or I fro yow fare,
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Parlement of Foules: 587

[continues previous] For thogh she deyed, I wolde non other make,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 30

On bokes for to rede I me delyte,
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 88

Thanne seyde I thus: 'I delyte me,' quod I, 'nat only in the [continues next]
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Parlement of Foules: 15

Of usage, what for luste what for lore,
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Parlement of Foules: 16

On bokes rede I ofte, as I yow tolde.
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Parlement of Foules: 695

I wook, and other bokes took me to [continues next]
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Parlement of Foules: 696

To rede upon, and yet I rede alway; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 31

And to hem yeve I feyth and ful credence,
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 87

[continues previous] thinges governeth strongly, and ordeyneth hem softely.'
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 88

[continues previous] Thanne seyde I thus: 'I delyte me,' quod I, 'nat only in the
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 32

And to hem yeve swich lust and swich credence, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 81

But wherfor that I spak, to yeve credence [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 82

To bokes olde and doon hem reverence, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 97

But wherfor that I spak, to give credence [continues next]
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Parlement of Foules: 695

[continues previous] I wook, and other bokes took me to
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Parlement of Foules: 696

[continues previous] To rede upon, and yet I rede alway;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 32

And in myn herte have hem in reverence
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 31

[continues previous] And in myn herte have hem in reverence;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 32

[continues previous] And to hem yeve swich lust and swich credence, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 82

[continues previous] To bokes olde and doon hem reverence,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 98

[continues previous] To olde stories, and doon hem reverence,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 33

So hertely, that ther is game noon
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 34

That fro my bokes maketh me to goon,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 33

[continues previous] That ther is wel unethe game noon
11

Book of the Duchesse: 396

Hit fledde, and was fro me goon; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 35

But hit be seldom, on the holyday;
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Book of the Duchesse: 396

[continues previous] Hit fledde, and was fro me goon;
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Book of the Duchesse: 397

[continues previous] And I him folwed, and hit forth wente
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 36

Save, certeynly, whan that the month of May
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 45

As I seyde erst, whan comen is the May, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 46

That in my bed ther daweth me no day [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 45

As I seyde erst, whan comen is the May, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 46

That in my bed ther daweth me no day [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 37

Is comen, and that I here the foules singe,
11

Squire's Tale: 398

And for the foules that she herde singe; [continues next]
10

Nun's Priest's Tale: 57

But such a Ioye was it to here hem singe, [continues next]
13

Nun's Priest's Tale: 381

Herkneth thise blisful briddes how they singe, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 38

And that the floures ginne for to springe, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 45

[continues previous] As I seyde erst, whan comen is the May,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 45

[continues previous] As I seyde erst, whan comen is the May,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 38

And that the floures ginnen for to springe,
11

Squire's Tale: 398

[continues previous] And for the foules that she herde singe;
11

Squire's Tale: 399

[continues previous] For right anon she wiste what they mente
10

Nun's Priest's Tale: 58

[continues previous] Whan that the brighte sonne gan to springe,
13

Nun's Priest's Tale: 382

[continues previous] And see the fresshe floures how they springe;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 37

[continues previous] Whan that I here the smale foules singe,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 38

[continues previous] And that the floures ginne for to springe, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 39

Farwel my book and my devocioun!
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 40

Now have I than swich a condicioun,
12

Clerk's Tale: 645

But ther ben folk of swich condicioun, [continues next]
12

Clerk's Tale: 646

That, whan they have a certein purpos take, [continues next]
11

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: 41

That, of alle the floures in the mede,
12

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 89

Embrouded was he, as it were a mede [continues next]
12

Clerk's Tale: 645

[continues previous] But ther ben folk of swich condicioun,
12

Clerk's Tale: 646

[continues previous] That, whan they have a certein purpos take,
11

Merchant's Tale: 987

Whil that she gadered floures in the mede,
10

Merchant's Tale: 988

In Claudian ye may the story rede,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 42

[continues previous] Than love I most these floures whyte and rede, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 47

That I nam up, and walking in the mede [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 48

To seen these floures agein the sonne sprede, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 42

Than love I most these floures whyte and rede,
13

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 90

[continues previous] Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede.
13

Knight's Tale: 195

She gadereth floures, party whyte and rede,
11

Hous of Fame 3: 846

Was made of twigges, falwe, rede,
13

Hous of Fame 3: 847

And grene eek, and som weren whyte, [continues next]
13

Hous of Fame 3: 848

Swiche as men to these cages thwyte, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 41

[continues previous] That, of alle the floures in the mede,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 42

[continues previous] Than love I most these floures whyte and rede, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 48

[continues previous] To seen these floures agein the sonne sprede,
12

Parlement of Foules: 186

With floures whyte, blewe, yelowe, and rede;
13

Romaunt of the Rose: 1433

And floures yelowe, whyte, and rede;
13

Troilus and Criseyde 1: 158

And swote smellen floures whyte and rede, [continues next]
13

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 51

That fresshe floures, blewe, and whyte, and rede,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 43

Swiche as men callen daysies in our toun.
11

Shipman's Tale: 335

And whan that he was come in-to the toun, [continues next]
13

Hous of Fame 3: 848

[continues previous] Swiche as men to these cages thwyte,
13

Troilus and Criseyde 1: 159

[continues previous] In sondry wyses shewed, as I rede,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 44

To hem have I so greet affeccioun,
10

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 777

And therfore wol I maken yow disport, [continues next]
10

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 778

As I seyde erst, and doon yow som confort. [continues next]
11

Shipman's Tale: 336

[continues previous] For greet chertee and greet affeccioun,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 45

As I seyde erst, whan comen is the May, [continues next]
11

Legend of Thisbe: 88

This Tisbe hath so greet affeccioun
11

Legend of Thisbe: 89

And so greet lyking Piramus to see,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 45

As I seyde erst, whan comen is the May,
10

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 777

[continues previous] And therfore wol I maken yow disport,
11

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 778

[continues previous] As I seyde erst, and doon yow som confort.
15+

Knight's Tale: 817

And namely at the grete hert in May, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 44

[continues previous] To hem have I so greet affeccioun,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 36

Save, certeynly, whan that the month of May [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 37

Is comen, and that I here the foules singe, [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1134

As I seyde erst, for wo and for sobbinge.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 46

That in my bed ther daweth me no day
15+

Knight's Tale: 817

[continues previous] And namely at the grete hert in May, [continues next]
15+

Knight's Tale: 818

[continues previous] That in his bed ther daweth him no day, [continues next]
15+

Knight's Tale: 819

That he nis clad, and redy for to ryde [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 47

That I nam up, and walking in the mede [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 36

[continues previous] Save, certeynly, whan that the month of May
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 47

That I nam up, and walking in the mede
15+

Knight's Tale: 818

[continues previous] That in his bed ther daweth him no day,
15+

Knight's Tale: 819

[continues previous] That he nis clad, and redy for to ryde
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 48

[continues previous] To seen these floures agein the sonne sprede, [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 61

As sone as ever the sonne ginneth weste, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 210

Me mette how I lay in the medew tho, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 212

And from a-fer com walking in the mede [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 48

To seen this flour agein the sonne sprede,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 48

[continues previous] To seen these floures agein the sonne sprede, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 50

The longe day, thus walking in the grene. [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 61

[continues previous] As sone as ever the sonne ginneth weste,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 62

[continues previous] To seen this flour, how it wol go to reste,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 104

To seen this flour so yong, so fresh of hewe,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 201

To goon to reste, and erly for to ryse,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 202

To seen this flour to sprede, as I devyse.
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 210

[continues previous] Me mette how I lay in the medew tho,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 211

[continues previous] To seen this flour that I so love and drede.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 49

Whan hit upryseth erly by the morwe;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 48

[continues previous] To seen these floures agein the sonne sprede,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 49

[continues previous] Whan hit up-riseth by the morwe shene,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 50

[continues previous] The longe day, thus walking in the grene.
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 2847

To speke of him, at eve or morwe, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 50

That blisful sighte softneth al my sorwe,
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 2848

[continues previous] It cureth me of al my sorwe.
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 52

Of hit, to doon al maner reverence,
11

Compleynt unto Pitè: 57

¶ 'Humblest of herte, hyest of reverence, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 53

As she, that is of alle floures flour,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 54

Til on the morwe, that hit is dayes light. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 55

This dayesye, of alle floures flour, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 56

Fulfild of vertu and of alle honour, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 184

The 'dayesye' or elles the 'ye of day,' [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 185

The emperice and flour of floures alle. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 186

I pray to god that faire mot she falle, [continues next]
10

Legend of Dido: 86

That she was holde of alle quenes flour, [continues next]
13

A. B. C.: 4

Glorious virgine, of alle floures flour, [continues next]
10

Compleynt unto Pitè: 57

[continues previous] ¶ 'Humblest of herte, hyest of reverence,
11

Compleynt unto Pitè: 58

[continues previous] Benigne flour, coroune of vertues alle,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 54

Fulfilled of al vertu and honour,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 184

[continues previous] The 'dayesye' or elles the 'ye of day,'
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 185

[continues previous] The emperice and flour of floures alle.
10

Legend of Dido: 86

[continues previous] That she was holde of alle quenes flour,
10

Legend of Dido: 87

[continues previous] Of gentilesse, of freedom, of beautee;
11

A. B. C.: 3

[continues previous] To have relees of sinne, sorwe and tene,
13

A. B. C.: 4

[continues previous] Glorious virgine, of alle floures flour,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 55

And ever y-lyke fair, and fresh of hewe;
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1559

In world is noon so cleer of hewe. [continues next]
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1560

The water is ever fresh and newe [continues next]
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 2840

Ther was a lady fresh of hewe, [continues next]
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 3628

Was gretter woxen, and more high, [continues next]
13

Romaunt of the Rose: 3629

Fresh, rody, and fair of hewe, [continues next]
13

Romaunt of the Rose: 3630

Of colour ever yliche newe. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 56

And I love hit, and ever y-lyke newe,
11

Knight's Tale: 285

To love my lady, whom I love and serve, [continues next]
14

Knight's Tale: 286

And ever shal, til that myn herte sterve. [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 56

[continues previous] Fulfild of vertu and of alle honour,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 57

[continues previous] And ever y-lyke fair and fresh of hewe,
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1560

[continues previous] The water is ever fresh and newe
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 2841

[continues previous] Which of hir love made a song
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 3628

[continues previous] Was gretter woxen, and more high,
13

Romaunt of the Rose: 3629

[continues previous] Fresh, rody, and fair of hewe,
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 3630

[continues previous] Of colour ever yliche newe.
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 3631

[continues previous] And whan I had it longe seen,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 116

And poked ever his nece newe and newe, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 57

And ever shal, til that myn herte dye;
15+

Knight's Tale: 285

[continues previous] To love my lady, whom I love and serve,
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Knight's Tale: 286

[continues previous] And ever shal, til that myn herte sterve.
11

Knight's Tale: 710

Ye been the cause wherfor that I dye. [continues next]
11

Knight's Tale: 711

Of al the remenant of myn other care [continues next]
11

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 507

And ever shal, un-to myn ending-day. [continues next]
12

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 599

That al myn herte I yaf un-to his hold. [continues next]
11

Squire's Tale: 525

Til that myn herte, to pitous and to nyce,
11

Franklin's Tale: 31

Have heer my trouthe, til that myn herte breste.'
11

Nun's Priest's Tale: 90

Now han ye lost myn herte and al my love; [continues next]
11

Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 200

I blowe the fyr til that myn herte feynte. [continues next]
11

Legend of Ariadne: 150

For ever-mo, til that myn herte sterve. [continues next]
10

Anelida and Arcite: 175

But 'mercy, cruel herte myn, Arcite!'
10

Anelida and Arcite: 176

And thus endureth, til that she was so mate
11

Book of the Duchesse: 1232

"For youres is al that ever ther is [continues next]
11

Book of the Duchesse: 1233

For evermore, myn herte swete! [continues next]
11

Compleynt of Mars: 270

Myn owne deth; him wyte I that I dye,
11

Compleynt of Mars: 271

And myn unwit, that ever I clomb so hye.
11

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 116

[continues previous] And poked ever his nece newe and newe,
10

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 117

[continues previous] And seyde, 'wo bigon ben hertes trewe!
10

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 393

But here, with al myn herte, I thee biseche, [continues next]
10

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 394

That never in me thou deme swich folye [continues next]
13

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1001

Ben to yow trewe and hool, with al myn herte; [continues next]
13

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1002

And dredelees, that shal be founde at preve. — [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 289

That knowest best myn herte and al my thought, [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 290

What shal my sorwful lyf don in this cas [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 942

Him for to glade, I shal don al my peyne, [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 943

And in myn herte seken every veyne; [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1657

Was fals, ne never shal til that I dye. [continues next]
13

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 976

The whos myn herte al was, til that he deyde; [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 977

And other love, as helpe me now Pallas, [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1861

With al myn herte of mercy ever I preye; [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1862

And to the lord right thus I speke and seye: [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 58

Al swere I nat, of this I wol nat lye,
11

Knight's Tale: 710

[continues previous] Ye been the cause wherfor that I dye.
11

Knight's Tale: 711

[continues previous] Of al the remenant of myn other care
13

Miller's Tale: 327

'Now John,' quod Nicholas, 'I wol nat lye;
13

Miller's Tale: 328

I have y-founde in myn astrologye,
11

Reeve's Tale: 56

But right fair was hir heer, I wol nat lye.
11

Reeve's Tale: 57

The person of the toun, for she was feir,
10

Man of Law's Tale: 596

But who was woful, if I shal nat lye,
10

Man of Law's Tale: 597

Of this wedding but Donegild, and na mo,
11

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 506

[continues previous] That fele I on my ribbes al by rewe,
12

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 599

[continues previous] That al myn herte I yaf un-to his hold.
11

Wife of Bath's Tale: 75

He gooth ful ny the sothe, I wol nat lye;
12

Franklin's Tale: 842

My trouthe wol I kepe, I wol nat lye.'
11

Nun's Priest's Tale: 90

[continues previous] Now han ye lost myn herte and al my love;
11

Nun's Priest's Tale: 91

[continues previous] I can nat love a coward, by my feith.
11

Nun's Priest's Tale: 125

I counseille yow the beste, I wol nat lye,
11

Nun's Priest's Tale: 126

That bothe of colere and of malencolye
11

Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 200

[continues previous] I blowe the fyr til that myn herte feynte.
11

Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 201

[continues previous] What sholde I tellen ech proporcioun
11

Legend of Ariadne: 151

[continues previous] Forsake I wol at hoom myn heritage,
11

Book of the Duchesse: 1232

[continues previous] "For youres is al that ever ther is
10

Compleint to His Lady: 12

Ther is no wight that wol me wo bereve [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 396

Go love, for, olde, ther wol no wight of thee. [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 397

Lat this proverbe a lore un-to yow be; [continues next]
10

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 393

[continues previous] But here, with al myn herte, I thee biseche,
13

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1001

[continues previous] Ben to yow trewe and hool, with al myn herte;
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 289

[continues previous] That knowest best myn herte and al my thought,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 942

[continues previous] Him for to glade, I shal don al my peyne,
13

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1657

[continues previous] Was fals, ne never shal til that I dye.
13

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 976

[continues previous] The whos myn herte al was, til that he deyde;
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1861

[continues previous] With al myn herte of mercy ever I preye;
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 59

Ther loved no wight hotter in his lyve.
10

Compleint to His Lady: 12

[continues previous] Ther is no wight that wol me wo bereve
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 396

[continues previous] Go love, for, olde, ther wol no wight of thee.
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 164

For I have herd or this of many a wight,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 165

Hath loved thing he never saugh his lyve.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 61

As sone as ever the sonne ginneth weste,
10

Clerk's Tale: 95

To wedde me, as sone as ever I may.
10

Clerk's Tale: 124

Of his spousaille, as sone as ever he may;
10

Clerk's Tale: 221

And cometh hoom as sone as ever she may.
10

Clerk's Tale: 854

And voyden hir as sone as ever he mighte.
10

Merchant's Tale: 669

But after mete, as sone as ever I may,
10

Shipman's Tale: 240

And come agayn, as sone as ever I may.
10

Shipman's Tale: 417

And I shal paye, as sone as ever I may.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 51

And whan the sonne ginneth for to weste, [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 47

That I nam up, and walking in the mede [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 48

To seen this flour agein the sonne sprede, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 197

Whan that the sonne out of the south gan weste, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 563

I mot gon hoom, the sonne draweth weste, [continues next]
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 5351

As sone as Poverte ginneth take,
10

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 422

I shal aryse, as sone as ever I may;
10

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 511

She wolde come as sone as ever she mighte.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 62

To seen this flour, how it wol go to reste,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 51

[continues previous] And whan the sonne ginneth for to weste,
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 94

And closed was the flour and goon to reste [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 48

[continues previous] To seen this flour agein the sonne sprede,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 104

To seen this flour so yong, so fresh of hewe,
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 198

[continues previous] And that this flour gan close and goon to reste [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 202

To seen this flour to sprede, as I devyse.
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 211

To seen this flour that I so love and drede.
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 564

[continues previous] To Paradys, with al this companye;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 63

For fere of night, so hateth she derknesse!
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 95

[continues previous] For derknesse of the night, of which she dredde,
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 199

[continues previous] For derknesse of the night, the which she dredde,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 64

Hir chere is pleynly sprad in the brightnesse
12

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Metre 3: 5

wexeth pale, and leseth hir light for the grete brightnesse of the [continues next]
11

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Metre 3: 7

Whan the wode wexeth rody of rosene floures, in the first somer [continues next]
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 5345

Thurgh brightnesse of the sonne bemes [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 65

Of the sonne, for ther hit wol unclose.
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Metre 3: 5

[continues previous] wexeth pale, and leseth hir light for the grete brightnesse of the
11

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Metre 3: 7

[continues previous] Whan the wode wexeth rody of rosene floures, in the first somer
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 5345

[continues previous] Thurgh brightnesse of the sonne bemes
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 66

Allas! that I ne had English, ryme or prose,
13

Envoy to Scogan: 41

But al shal passe that men prose or ryme;
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 31

Now this dreem wol I ryme aright, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 67

Suffisant this flour to preyse aright!
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 31

[continues previous] Now this dreem wol I ryme aright,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 32

[continues previous] To make your hertes gaye and light;
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 69

Ye lovers, that can make of sentement;
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 395

For sith no cause of deeth lyth in this cas, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 409

For sith no cause of deeth lyth in this cas, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 70

In this cas oghte ye be diligent
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Knight's Tale: 280

In every cas, and I shal forthren thee. [continues next]
10

Knight's Tale: 281

This was thyn ooth, and myn also, certeyn; [continues next]
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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 A: 396

[continues previous] Yow oghte been the lighter merciable;
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 409

[continues previous] For sith no cause of deeth lyth in this cas,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 410

[continues previous] Yow oghte been the lighter merciable;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 71

To forthren me somwhat in my labour,
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Knight's Tale: 280

[continues previous] In every cas, and I shal forthren thee.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 72

Whether ye ben with the leef or with the flour.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 70

Of hem that either serven leef or flour. [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 193

Ne I not who serveth leef, ne who the flour; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 73

For wel I wot, that ye han her-biforn
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Gamelyn's Tale: 433

I wot wel for sothe that this is no nay,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 61

For wel I wot, that folk han her-beforn [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 71

[continues previous] For trusteth wel, I ne have nat undertake
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 194

[continues previous] Wel brouken they hir service or labour;
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Legend of Lucretia: 200

For wel I wot, that Crist him-selve telleth,
11

Against Women Unconstaunt: 4

For wel I wot, whyl ye have lyves space, [continues next]
11

Compleint to His Lady: 91

For to desire that ye shulde love me;
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Compleint to His Lady: 92

For wel I wot, allas! that may nat be;
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 3432

For wel wot ye that love is free,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 74

Of making ropen, and lad awey the corn;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 63

And I come after, glening here and there, [continues next]
10

Against Women Unconstaunt: 3

[continues previous] I take my leve of your unstedfastnesse,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 75

And I come after, glening here and there,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 76

And am ful glad if I may finde an ere
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 63

[continues previous] And I come after, glening here and there,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 77

Of any goodly word that ye han left.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 78

And thogh it happen me rehercen eft
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 79

That ye han in your fresshe songes sayd,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 68

I hope that they wil nat ben evel apayd, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 80

For-bereth me, and beth nat evel apayd,
10

Merchant's Tale: 321

I prey yow that ye be nat yvel apayd.' [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 924

And though that I be old, and may nat see, [continues next]
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Merchant's Tale: 925

Beth to me trewe, and I shal telle yow why. [continues next]
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Sir Thopas' Prologue: 17

'Hoste,' quod I, 'ne beth nat yvel apayd, [continues next]
10

Anelida and Arcite: 123

What was that word, or make him evel apayd;
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Compleint to His Lady: 69

And therfor, swete, ne beth nat evil apayd.
11

Compleint to His Lady: 70

For so good and so fair as [that] ye be,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 81

Sin that ye see I do hit in the honour
10

Merchant's Tale: 321

[continues previous] I prey yow that ye be nat yvel apayd.'
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Merchant's Tale: 924

[continues previous] And though that I be old, and may nat see,
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Sir Thopas' Prologue: 17

[continues previous] 'Hoste,' quod I, 'ne beth nat yvel apayd,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 68

[continues previous] I hope that they wil nat ben evel apayd,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 69

[continues previous] Sith hit is seid in forthering and honour
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 87

And loveth so sore, that ye ben verrayly
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Knight's Tale: 1457

And eek Arcite, that loveth me so sore,
10

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 115

By god, ye maken me right sore a-drad,
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 116

Ye ben so wilde, it semeth as ye rave!
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 92

Right so mowe ye out of myn herte bringe
11

Nun's Priest's Tale: 75

Right now, that yet myn herte is sore afright. [continues next]
10

Complaint to My Mortal Foe: 15

And you list not in swich comfórt me bringe, [continues next]
10

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1147

Wolde I a lettre un-to yow bringe or take [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1518

As wisly god myn herte bringe at reste!' [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1632

For-thy, with al myn herte I yow beseke, [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1637

I may you seen, that ye may bringe at reste
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1638

Myn herte, which that is at point to breste.
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 93

Swich vois, right as yow list, to laughe or pleyne.
11

Clerk's Tale: 297

As me best thinketh, do yow laughe or smerte, [continues next]
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Clerk's Tale: 298

And never ye to grucche it, night ne day? [continues next]
11

Clerk's Tale: 597

Right as yow list; axeth no reed at me.
10

Squire's Tale: 122

Or, if yow list to fleen as hye in the air
11

Shipman's Tale: 192

That I may doon, right as yow list devyse.
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 74

[continues previous] By god, me mette I was in swich meschief
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 75

[continues previous] Right now, that yet myn herte is sore afright.
11

Consolatione Philosophie 5 Metre 4: 35

cleernesse smyteth the eyen and moeveth hem to seen, or right so
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Metre 4: 36

as vois or soun hurteleth to the eres and commoeveth hem to
11

Legend of Ariadne: 157

Right as yow list, that Minos ne no wight —
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Complaint to My Mortal Foe: 15

[continues previous] And you list not in swich comfórt me bringe,
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Complaint to My Mortal Foe: 16

[continues previous] That to her grace my lady shulde me take.
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Parlement of Foules: 423

Or let me dye present in this place. [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1148

[continues previous] To harm of yow; what list yow thus it make?
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1160

Swich answere as yow list your-self purveye,
12

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 136

And I to han, right as yow list, comfort,
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1518

[continues previous] As wisly god myn herte bringe at reste!'
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1632

[continues previous] For-thy, with al myn herte I yow beseke,
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1633

[continues previous] If that yow list don ought for my preyere,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 94

Be ye my gyde and lady sovereyne;
11

Clerk's Tale: 298

[continues previous] And never ye to grucche it, night ne day?
12

Parlement of Foules: 422

[continues previous] As she that is my lady sovereyne;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 97

But wherfor that I spak, to give credence
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 81

But wherfor that I spak, to yeve credence [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 82

To bokes olde and doon hem reverence, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 31

And to hem yeve I feyth and ful credence, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 98

To olde stories, and doon hem reverence,
10

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 206

To winne hir love, or doon hem reverence.
14

Shipman's Tale: 6

Than worth is al the chere and reverence [continues next]
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Shipman's Tale: 7

That men hem doon at festes and at daunces; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 32

[continues previous] And in myn herte have hem in reverence
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 99

And that men mosten more thing beleve
14

Shipman's Tale: 6

[continues previous] Than worth is al the chere and reverence
14

Shipman's Tale: 7

[continues previous] That men hem doon at festes and at daunces;
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 10

But goddes forbode, but men shulde leve [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 11

Wel more thing then men han seen with yë! [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 12

Men shal nat wenen every-thing a lyë [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 82

[continues previous] To bokes olde and doon hem reverence,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 83

[continues previous] Is for men shulde autoritees beleve,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 10

But god forbede but men shulde leve [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 11

Wel more thing then men han seen with yë! [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 12

Men shal nat wenen every-thing a lyë [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 100

Then men may seen at eye or elles preve?
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 10

[continues previous] But goddes forbode, but men shulde leve
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 11

[continues previous] Wel more thing then men han seen with yë!
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 12

[continues previous] Men shal nat wenen every-thing a lyë
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 10

[continues previous] But god forbede but men shulde leve
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 11

[continues previous] Wel more thing then men han seen with yë!
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 12

[continues previous] Men shal nat wenen every-thing a lyë
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 101

That shal I seyn, whan that I see my tyme;
12

Gamelyn's Tale: 578

I wil allowe thee thy wordes whan I my tyme see; [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 102

I may not al at ones speke in ryme.
12

Gamelyn's Tale: 578

[continues previous] I wil allowe thee thy wordes whan I my tyme see;
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 710

I may not telle you al at ones:
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Romaunt of the Rose: 711

But as I may and can, I shal
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 103

My besy gost, that thrusteth alwey newe
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 211

To seen this flour that I so love and drede. [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 104

To seen this flour so yong, so fresh of hewe,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 48

To seen this flour agein the sonne sprede,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 62

To seen this flour, how it wol go to reste,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 202

To seen this flour to sprede, as I devyse.
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 211

[continues previous] To seen this flour that I so love and drede.
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 4333

And is also fair and fresh of flour,
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 4334

Lusty to seen, swote of odour;
12

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 636

So fresh, so yong, so weldy semed he, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 105

Constreyned me with so gledy desyr,
10

Troilus and Criseyde 1: 607

Ther-to desyr so brenningly me assaylleth, [continues next]
10

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 636

[continues previous] So fresh, so yong, so weldy semed he,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 106

That in my herte I fele yit the fyr,
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 4117

Me thenkith I fele yit in my nose
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 4118

The swete savour of the rose.
10

Troilus and Criseyde 1: 606

[continues previous] That streyght un-to the deeth myn herte sayleth.
10

Troilus and Criseyde 1: 608

[continues previous] That to ben slayn it were a gretter Ioye
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 108

And this was now the firste morwe of May
11

Franklin's Tale: 178

And this was on the sixte morwe of May,
13

Legend of Dido: 307

Betwix hem two; this was the firste morwe
13

Legend of Dido: 308

Of her gladnesse, and ginning of her sorwe.
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 109

With dredful herte and glad devocioun,
11

Franklin's Tale: 581

With dredful herte and with ful humble chere,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 404

But asketh mercy with a dredful herte,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 405

And profreth him, right in his bare sherte,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1331

For which to yow, with dredful herte trewe, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 110

For to ben at the resureccioun
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1331

[continues previous] For which to yow, with dredful herte trewe,
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 112

Agayn the sonne, that roos as rede as rose,
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1700

Aboute the rede rose springing. [continues next]
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1701

The stalke was as risshe right, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 113

That in the brest was of the beste that day,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 1700

[continues previous] Aboute the rede rose springing.
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1701

[continues previous] The stalke was as risshe right,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 115

And doun on knees anon-right I me sette,
10

Knight's Tale: 1017

But doun on knees wente every maner wight,
14

Miller's Tale: 537

This Absolon doun sette him on his knees, [continues next]
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Miller's Tale: 538

And seyde, 'I am a lord at alle degrees; [continues next]
14

Man of Law's Tale: 540

She sette her doun on knees, and thus she sayde, [continues next]
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Hous of Fame 3: 569

And doun on knees they fille anon, [continues next]
11

Hous of Fame 3: 615

And doun on knees anoon to falle;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 445

I roos, and doun I sette me on my knee, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 446

And seyde thus: 'Madame, the god above [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 455

I roos, and doun I sette me on my knee, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 456

And seyde thus: 'Madame, the god above [continues next]
10

Book of the Duchesse: 106

But doun on knees she sat anoon,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 1334

He [bad] him [bende it] anon-right; [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 1335

And he ful sone [it] sette on ende, [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 1514

And doun on knees he gan to falle,
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Troilus and Criseyde 1: 1044

Tho Troilus gan doun on knees to falle,
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 116

And, as I coude, this fresshe flour I grette;
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Miller's Tale: 538

[continues previous] And seyde, 'I am a lord at alle degrees;
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Man of Law's Tale: 539

[continues previous] Withouten gilt thou shalt be slayn as swythe.
14

Man of Law's Tale: 540

[continues previous] She sette her doun on knees, and thus she sayde,
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Hous of Fame 3: 569

[continues previous] And doun on knees they fille anon,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 445

[continues previous] I roos, and doun I sette me on my knee,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 446

[continues previous] And seyde thus: 'Madame, the god above
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 308

I kneling by this flour, in good entente [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 455

[continues previous] I roos, and doun I sette me on my knee,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 456

[continues previous] And seyde thus: 'Madame, the god above
11

Book of the Duchesse: 517

And [grette] him, as I best coude.
11

Book of the Duchesse: 518

Debonairly, and no-thing loude,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 1335

[continues previous] And he ful sone [it] sette on ende,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 117

Kneling alwey, til hit unclosed was,
10

Sir Thopas' Tale: 67

Sir Thopas eek so wery was [continues next]
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Sir Thopas' Tale: 69

So fiers was his corage, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 224

Whan that this balade al y-songen was, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 308

[continues previous] I kneling by this flour, in good entente
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 118

Upon the smale softe swote gras,
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 108

With floures swote enbrowded was it al; [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 172

Yaf to the floures, softe and tenderly, [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 173

Hir swote breth, and made hem for to sprede, [continues next]
14

Book of the Duchesse: 399

Ful thikke of gras, ful softe and swete, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 119

That was with floures swote enbrouded al,
10

Sir Thopas' Tale: 67

[continues previous] Sir Thopas eek so wery was
11

Sir Thopas' Tale: 69

[continues previous] So fiers was his corage,
11

Sir Thopas' Tale: 70

That doun he leyde him in that plas
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 108

[continues previous] With floures swote enbrowded was it al;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 224

[continues previous] Whan that this balade al y-songen was,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 225

[continues previous] Upon the softe and swote grene gras
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 172

[continues previous] Yaf to the floures, softe and tenderly,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 173

[continues previous] Hir swote breth, and made hem for to sprede,
14

Book of the Duchesse: 400

[continues previous] With floures fele, faire under fete,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 120

Of swich swetnesse and swich odour over-al,
12

Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 57

Ther was swich tyding over-al and swich los, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 121

That, for to speke of gomme, or herbe, or tree,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 109

As for to speke of gomme, or erbe, or tree, [continues next]
12

Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 58

[continues previous] That in an yle that called was Colcos,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 122

Comparisoun may noon y-maked be;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 123

For hit surmounteth pleynly alle odoures,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 55

This dayesye, of alle floures flour, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 56

Fulfild of vertu and of alle honour, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 112

And eek of riche beaute alle floures. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 124

And eek of riche beautee alle floures.
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 55

[continues previous] This dayesye, of alle floures flour,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 56

[continues previous] Fulfild of vertu and of alle honour,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 111

[continues previous] For hit surmounted pleynly alle odoures,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 114

Of winter, that him naked made and mat, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 125

Forgeten had the erthe his pore estat
11

Knight's Tale: 98

That whylom weren of so greet estat. [continues next]
12

Legend of Ariadne: 96

And eek his pore estat that he is in, [continues next]
13

Romaunt of the Rose: 61

And [al] the pore estat forget [continues next]
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Romaunt of the Rose: 5636

His pore estat for to sustene. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 126

Of winter, that him naked made and mat,
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Knight's Tale: 97

[continues previous] Whan he saugh hem so pitous and so mat,
11

Knight's Tale: 98

[continues previous] That whylom weren of so greet estat.
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Knight's Tale: 99

[continues previous] And in his armes he hem alle up hente,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 115

And with his swerd of cold so sore had greved. [continues next]
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Legend of Ariadne: 96

[continues previous] And eek his pore estat that he is in,
13

Romaunt of the Rose: 62

[continues previous] In which that winter hadde it set,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 5637

[continues previous] 'Or if him lust not for to spare,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 127

And with his swerd of cold so sore greved;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 114

[continues previous] Of winter, that him naked made and mat,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 115

[continues previous] And with his swerd of cold so sore had greved. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 128

Now hath the atempre sonne al that releved
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 116

[continues previous] Now had the atempre sonne al that releved, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 117

And clothed him in grene al newe agayn. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 129

That naked was, and clad hit new agayn.
13

Squire's Tale: 53

For which the foules, agayn the sonne shene, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 116

[continues previous] Now had the atempre sonne al that releved,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 130

The smale foules, of the seson fayn,
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Squire's Tale: 53

[continues previous] For which the foules, agayn the sonne shene,
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Squire's Tale: 54

[continues previous] What for the seson and the yonge grene,
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Squire's Tale: 397

What for the seson and the morweninge, [continues next]
11

Squire's Tale: 398

And for the foules that she herde singe; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 37

Whan that I here the smale foules singe, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 38

And that the floures ginne for to springe, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 119

That from the panter and the net ben scaped, [continues next]
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Parlement of Foules: 324

Were hyest set; and than the foules smale,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 106

The smale foules song harkning;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 131

That from the panter and the net ben scaped,
11

Squire's Tale: 397

[continues previous] What for the seson and the morweninge,
11

Squire's Tale: 398

[continues previous] And for the foules that she herde singe;
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 38

[continues previous] And that the floures ginne for to springe,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 119

[continues previous] That from the panter and the net ben scaped, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 132

Upon the fouler, that hem made a-whaped
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 119

[continues previous] That from the panter and the net ben scaped,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 122

In his despyt, hem thoughte hit did hem good [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 133

In winter, and distroyed had hir brood,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 122

[continues previous] In his despyt, hem thoughte hit did hem good [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 134

In his despyt, hem thoughte hit did hem good
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 120

[continues previous] Upon the fouler, that hem made a-whaped
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 121

[continues previous] In winter, and distroyed had hir brood,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 122

[continues previous] In his despyt, hem thoughte hit did hem good [continues next]
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 5996

I wol not have hem in despyt.
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 5997

No good man hateth hem, as I gesse,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 135

To singe of him, and in hir song despyse
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 136

The foule cherl that, for his covetyse,
10

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 460

Metellius, the foule cherl, the swyn,
10

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 461

That with a staf birafte his wyf hir lyf,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 125

Had hem betrayed with his sophistrye. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 137

Had hem betrayed with his sophistrye.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 124

[continues previous] The foule cherl that, for his covetyse,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 138

This was hir song'the fouler we defye,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 126

[continues previous] This was hir song'the fouler we defye!' [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 127

Somme songen [layes] on the braunches clere [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 139

And al his craft!' And somme songen clere
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 127

[continues previous] Somme songen [layes] on the braunches clere [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 128

[continues previous] Of love and [May], that Ioye hit was to here, [continues next]
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 716

They songen in hir Iargoning; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 140

Layes of love, that Ioye hit was to here,
12

Hous of Fame 1: 83

So yive hem Ioye that hit here
12

Hous of Fame 1: 84

Of alle that they dreme to-yere,
10

Hous of Fame 1: 180

That hit was pitee for to here; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 127

[continues previous] Somme songen [layes] on the braunches clere [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 128

[continues previous] Of love and [May], that Ioye hit was to here, [continues next]
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 715

[continues previous] Layes of love, ful wel sowning
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 141

In worshipinge and preisinge of hir make.
10

Hous of Fame 1: 181

[continues previous] And in a forest, as they wente,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 99

I bad men shulde me my couche make; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 128

[continues previous] Of love and [May], that Ioye hit was to here,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 130

And of the newe blisful someres sake, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 205

I bad men sholde me my couche make; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 142

And, for the newe blisful somers sake,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 100

[continues previous] For deyntee of the newe someres sake,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 206

[continues previous] For deyntee of the newe someres sake,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 143

Upon the braunches ful of blosmes softe,
11

Merchant's Tale: 703

That on his beddes syde sit ful softe. [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 130

[continues previous] And of the newe blisful someres sake,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 144

In hir delyt, they turned hem ful ofte,
11

Merchant's Tale: 704

[continues previous] He taketh hir, and kisseth hir ful ofte,
11

Franklin's Tale: 644

Al naked, to fulfille hir foul delyt, [continues next]
11

Franklin's Tale: 645

And in hir fadres blood they made hem daunce [continues next]
12

Parlement of Foules: 683

Seynt Valentyn, that art ful hy on-lofte; — [continues next]
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 715

Layes of love, ful wel sowning [continues next]
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 716

They songen in hir Iargoning; [continues next]
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 773

They caste, and henten [hem] ful ofte [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 145

And songen, 'blessed be seynt Valentyn!
11

Franklin's Tale: 645

[continues previous] And in hir fadres blood they made hem daunce
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 131

That songen, 'blissed be seynt Valentyn! [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 132

[For] at his day I chees yow to be myn, [continues next]
12

Parlement of Foules: 683

[continues previous] Seynt Valentyn, that art ful hy on-lofte; —
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 716

[continues previous] They songen in hir Iargoning;
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 773

[continues previous] They caste, and henten [hem] ful ofte
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 146

For on his day I chees yow to be myn,
11

Legend of Ariadne: 305

And cryed, 'Theseus! myn herte swete! [continues next]
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Legend of Ariadne: 306

Wher be ye, that I may nat with yow mete, [continues next]
12

Book of the Duchesse: 1233

For evermore, myn herte swete! [continues next]
12

Book of the Duchesse: 1234

And never false yow, but I mete, [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 579

Now have I plat to yow myn herte schriven; [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1182

'And now,' quod she, 'that I have do yow smerte, [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1183

Foryeve it me, myn owene swete herte.' [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1278

Myn herte swete, how I yow mighte plese! [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1449

Dwel rather here, myn owene swete herte! [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1450

For trewely, myn owene lady dere, [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 227

As wolde god, ich hadde as tho be sleyn! [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 228

O herte myn, Criseyde, O swete fo! [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 229

O lady myn, that I love and no mo! [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 147

Withouten repenting, myn herte swete!'
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 132

[continues previous] [For] at his day I chees yow to be myn,
11

Legend of Ariadne: 305

[continues previous] And cryed, 'Theseus! myn herte swete! [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 579

[continues previous] Now have I plat to yow myn herte schriven;
11

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1173

Have mercy, swete herte myn, Cryseyde! [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1183

[continues previous] Foryeve it me, myn owene swete herte.'
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1278

[continues previous] Myn herte swete, how I yow mighte plese!
12

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1449

[continues previous] Dwel rather here, myn owene swete herte!
12

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1450

[continues previous] For trewely, myn owene lady dere,
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 228

[continues previous] O herte myn, Criseyde, O swete fo!
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 229

[continues previous] O lady myn, that I love and no mo!
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 148

And therwith-al hir bekes gonnen mete,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 135

[They dide honour and] humble obeisaunces, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 136

And after diden other observaunces [continues next]
11

Legend of Ariadne: 305

[continues previous] And cryed, 'Theseus! myn herte swete!
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Book of the Duchesse: 1234

[continues previous] And never false yow, but I mete,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1174

[continues previous] And if that, in tho wordes that I seyde,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 149

Yelding honour and humble obeisaunces
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 150

To love, and diden hir other observaunces
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 135

[continues previous] [They dide honour and] humble obeisaunces, [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1345

And dide also his othere observaunces [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1346

That to a lovere longeth in this cas; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 151

That longeth unto love and to nature;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 136

[continues previous] And after diden other observaunces
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 137

[continues previous] Right [plesing] un-to love and to nature;
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1346

[continues previous] That to a lovere longeth in this cas;
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 152

Construeth that as yow list, I do no cure.
10

Wife of Bath's Tale: 186

Doth as yow list, I am heer at your wille.'
11

Wife of Bath's Tale: 218

That, for my necligence, I do no cure
11

Wife of Bath's Tale: 219

To tellen yow the Ioye and al tharray
11

Shipman's Tale: 192

That I may doon, right as yow list devyse. [continues next]
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Shipman's Tale: 193

And but I do, god take on me vengeance [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1175

Be any wrong, I wol no more trespace;
11

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1176

Do what yow list, I am al in your grace.'
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 153

And tho that hadde doon unkindenesse —
11

Shipman's Tale: 193

[continues previous] And but I do, god take on me vengeance
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 157

And sworen on the blosmes to be trewe,
11

Legend of Thisbe: 95

That ever woman wolde be so trewe [continues next]
11

Legend of Thisbe: 96

To trusten man, but she the bet him knewe! [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 158

So that hir makes wolde upon hem rewe,
11

Legend of Thisbe: 95

[continues previous] That ever woman wolde be so trewe
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 159

And at the laste maden hir acord.
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 938

Til they him founde, and broughte him at the laste. [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1118

Him to revoken she dide al hir peyne. [continues next]
12

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1119

And at the laste, he gan his breeth to drawe, [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1575

Under hir nekke, and at the laste hir kiste. [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 160

Al founde they Daunger for a tyme a lord,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 938

[continues previous] Til they him founde, and broughte him at the laste.
12

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1118

[continues previous] Him to revoken she dide al hir peyne.
11

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1576

[continues previous] I passe al that which chargeth nought to seye,
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 161

Yet Pitee, through his stronge gentil might,
14

Knight's Tale: 2231

For gentil mercy oghte to passen right.' [continues next]
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 162

Forgaf, and made Mercy passen Right,
14

Knight's Tale: 2231

[continues previous] For gentil mercy oghte to passen right.'
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 164

But I ne clepe nat innocence folye,
12

Miller's Tale: 400

That noon of us ne speke nat a word, [continues next]
12

Miller's Tale: 401

Ne clepe, ne crye, but been in his preyere; [continues next]
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 5

stille, ne sholde nat elden;' that is to seyn, that [him] leste that, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 165

Ne fals pitee, for 'vertu is the mene,'
11

Miller's Tale: 400

[continues previous] That noon of us ne speke nat a word,
12

Miller's Tale: 401

[continues previous] Ne clepe, ne crye, but been in his preyere;
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 4

[continues previous] desire to han matere of governaunce over comunalitees, for vertu,
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 5

[continues previous] stille, ne sholde nat elden;' that is to seyn, that [him] leste that,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 169

Of hate, and songen alle of oon acord,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 6927

Him that oon hatith, hate we alle,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 6928

And coniecte how to doon him falle.
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 170

'Welcome, somer, our governour and lord!'
12

Book of the Duchesse: 402

For bothe Flora and Zephirus, [continues next]
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 171

And Zephirus and Flora gentilly
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 172

Yaf to the floures, softe and tenderly,
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 225

Upon the softe and swote grene gras [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 118

Upon the smale softe swote gras, [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 119

That was with floures swote enbrouded al, [continues next]
14

Book of the Duchesse: 403

[continues previous] They two that make floures growe,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 173

Hir swote breth, and made hem for to sprede,
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 225

[continues previous] Upon the softe and swote grene gras
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 226

[continues previous] They setten hem ful softely adoun,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 119

[continues previous] That was with floures swote enbrouded al,
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 1678

That drowe nigh to hir sesoun, [continues next]
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 1679

And spedde hem faste for to sprede; [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 174

As god and goddesse of the floury mede;
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 1679

[continues previous] And spedde hem faste for to sprede;
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 177

Withouten sleep, withouten mete or drinke.
11

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.
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 775

Than shal no mete or drinke come in me [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 178

A-doun ful softely I gan to sinke;
10

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 776

[continues previous] Til I my soule out of my breste unshethe;
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 179

And, leninge on myn elbowe and my syde,
11

Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 669

He took the chalk, and shoop it in the wyse [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 180

The longe day I shoop me for to abyde
11

Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 668

[continues previous] What sholde I tarien al the longe day?
11

Canon's Yeoman's Tale: 669

[continues previous] He took the chalk, and shoop it in the wyse
11

Compleynt unto Pitè: 20

And for the soule I shoop me for to preye; [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 181

For nothing elles, and I shal nat lye,
11

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 765

For by my trouthe, if that I shal nat lye,
11

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 766

I ne saugh this yeer so mery a companye
10

Man of Law's Tale: 546

My socour be, for elles I shal dye!' [continues next]
10

Man of Law's Tale: 547

Have ye nat seyn som tyme a pale face, [continues next]
11

Man of Law's Tale: 596

But who was woful, if I shal nat lye, [continues next]
10

Man of Law's Tale: 597

Of this wedding but Donegild, and na mo, [continues next]
11

Man of Law's Tale: 909

To feste, and shortly, if I shal nat lye, [continues next]
11

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 515

We wommen han, if that I shal nat lye,
11

Summoner's Tale: 207

Fro Paradys first, if I shal nat lye, [continues next]
13

Summoner's Tale: 502

'Madame,' quod he, 'by god I shal nat lye; [continues next]
13

Summoner's Tale: 503

But I on other weyes may be wreke, [continues next]
12

Second Nun's Tale: 289

Quod tho Tiburce, 'if that I shal nat lye.'
12

Second Nun's Tale: 290

And she gan kisse his brest, that herde this,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 149

With many floures, and I shal nat lye; [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 150

For al the world, right as the dayesye [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 217

With florouns smale, and I shal nat lye; [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 218

For al the world, ryght as a dayesye [continues next]
11

Legend of Thisbe: 38

Ye lovers two, if that I shal nat lye,
10

Compleynt unto Pitè: 20

[continues previous] And for the soule I shoop me for to preye;
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 1604

That made him sith to lye upright. [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 182

But for to loke upon the dayesye,
10

Man of Law's Tale: 546

[continues previous] My socour be, for elles I shal dye!'
11

Man of Law's Tale: 596

[continues previous] But who was woful, if I shal nat lye,
11

Man of Law's Tale: 597

[continues previous] Of this wedding but Donegild, and na mo,
11

Man of Law's Tale: 909

[continues previous] To feste, and shortly, if I shal nat lye,
11

Summoner's Tale: 208

[continues previous] Was man out chaced for his glotonye;
13

Summoner's Tale: 503

[continues previous] But I on other weyes may be wreke,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 150

[continues previous] For al the world, right as the dayesye
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 218

[continues previous] For al the world, ryght as a dayesye
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 183

That wel by reson men hit calle may
12

Second Nun's Tale: 16

Yet seen men wel by reson doutelees,
12

Second Nun's Tale: 17

That ydelnesse is roten slogardye,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 1605

[continues previous] For who-so loke in that mirour,
10

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1047

And of the thinges that to comen be;
13

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1048

By whiche reson men may wel y-see,
13

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1049

That thilke thinges that in erthe falle,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 184

The 'dayesye' or elles the 'ye of day,'
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 55

This dayesye, of alle floures flour, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 56

Fulfild of vertu and of alle honour, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 53

As she, that is of alle floures flour, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 54

Fulfilled of al vertu and honour, [continues next]
11

A. B. C.: 4

Glorious virgine, of alle floures flour, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 185

The emperice and flour of floures alle.
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 55

[continues previous] This dayesye, of alle floures flour,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 56

[continues previous] Fulfild of vertu and of alle honour,
12

A. B. C.: 3

[continues previous] To have relees of sinne, sorwe and tene,
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A. B. C.: 4

[continues previous] Glorious virgine, of alle floures flour, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 186

I pray to god that faire mot she falle,
11

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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Gamelyn's Tale: 485

Alle that thee borwe foule mot hem falle!' [continues next]
11

Gamelyn's Tale: 486

Thus they seyden alle that weren in the halle. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 53

[continues previous] As she, that is of alle floures flour,
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 277

I prey to god that ever falle hir faire! [continues next]
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A. B. C.: 5

[continues previous] To thee I flee, confounded in erreur!
13

Romaunt of the Rose: 798

I pray god ever falle hir faire!
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Romaunt of the Rose: 799

Ful curteisly she called me,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4337

And maken it to fade and falle, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 187

And alle that loven floures, for hir sake!
10

Man of Law's Tale: 433

To serve and plesen everich in that place,
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Man of Law's Tale: 434

That alle hir loven that loken on hir face.
11

Merchant's Tale: 1023

And alle wommen after, for hir sake;
11

Merchant's Tale: 1024

That, though they be in any gilt y-take,
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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 ...
11

Gamelyn's Tale: 485

[continues previous] Alle that thee borwe foule mot hem falle!'
11

Gamelyn's Tale: 486

[continues previous] Thus they seyden alle that weren in the halle.
11

Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 2: 152

that ne deneye I nat; but certes, hir power ne descendeth nat of [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 277

[continues previous] I prey to god that ever falle hir faire!
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4337

[continues previous] And maken it to fade and falle,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4338

[continues previous] The stalk, the greyn, and floures alle;
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Romaunt of the Rose: 4339

That to the tilier is fordone
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 188

But natheles, ne wene nat that I make
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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 2: 152

[continues previous] that ne deneye I nat; but certes, hir power ne descendeth nat of
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 3: 72

vyces, thou ne mayst nat wene that he be a man.
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 4: 123

whan men wene that they ne be nat punisshed.'
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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
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 72

As of the leef, ageyn the flour, to make; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 73

Ne of the flour to make, ageyn the leef, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 189

In preysing of the flour agayn the leef,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 190

No more than of the corn agayn the sheef:
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 73

[continues previous] Ne of the flour to make, ageyn the leef,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 191

For, as to me, nis lever noon ne lother;
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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]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 77

I not who serveth leef, ne who the flour; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 5

That ther nis noon dwelling in this contree, [continues next]
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Compleint to His Lady: 86

That bet loved is noon, ne never shal; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 192

I nam with-holden yit with never nother.
12

Squire's Tale: 572

Ne never hadde I thing so leef, ne lever, [continues next]
10

Squire's Tale: 573

As him, god woot! ne never shal na-mo. [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; ...
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 4

[continues previous] But natheles, yit wot I wel also,
11

Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 273

Ne sholde her never falsen, night ne day, [continues next]
12

Compleint to His Lady: 86

[continues previous] That bet loved is noon, ne never shal;
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Compleint to His Lady: 87

[continues previous] And yit I wolde beseche yow of no more
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 193

Ne I not who serveth leef, ne who the flour;
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Squire's Tale: 572

[continues previous] Ne never hadde I thing so leef, ne lever,
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Squire's Tale: 573

[continues previous] As him, god woot! ne never shal na-mo.
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 70

Of hem that either serven leef or flour. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 71

For trusteth wel, I ne have nat undertake [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 72

As of the leef, ageyn the flour, to make; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 73

Ne of the flour to make, ageyn the leef,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 75

[continues previous] For, as to me, is leefer noon ne lother;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 76

[continues previous] I am with-holde yit with never nother.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 72

Whether ye ben with the leef or with the flour. [continues next]
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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 Hypsipyle and Medea: 273

[continues previous] Ne sholde her never falsen, night ne day,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 194

Wel brouken they hir service or labour;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 71

[continues previous] For trusteth wel, I ne have nat undertake
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 73

[continues previous] For wel I wot, that ye han her-biforn
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 195

For this thing is al of another tonne,
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 170

Nay, thou shalt drinken of another tonne [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 80

Of olde story, er swich stryf was begunne. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 196

Of olde story, er swich thing was be-gonne.
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 170

[continues previous] Nay, thou shalt drinken of another tonne
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Wife of Bath's Prologue: 171

[continues previous] Er that I go, shal savoure wors than ale.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 78

[continues previous] That nis nothing the entent of my labour.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 79

[continues previous] For this werk is al of another tunne,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 80

[continues previous] Of olde story, er swich stryf was begunne. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 197

Whan that the sonne out of the south gan weste,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 81

[continues previous] But wherfor that I spak, to yeve credence
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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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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 94

And closed was the flour and goon to reste [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 61

As sone as ever the sonne ginneth weste, [continues next]
13

Parlement of Foules: 266

Til that the hote sonne gan to 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 B: 198

And that this flour gan close and goon to reste
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 93

[continues previous] And that the sonne out of the south gan weste, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 94

[continues previous] And closed was the flour and goon to reste [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 62

[continues previous] To seen this flour, how it wol go to reste, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 201

To goon to reste, and erly for to ryse, [continues next]
13

Parlement of Foules: 266

[continues previous] Til that the hote sonne gan to weste.
10

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 911

So whan it lyked hir to goon to reste,
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 912

And voyded weren they that voyden oughte,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 199

For derknesse of the night, the which she dredde,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 94

[continues previous] And closed was the flour and goon to reste
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 95

[continues previous] For derknesse of the night, of which she dredde, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 63

[continues previous] For fere of night, so hateth she derknesse!
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 201

[continues previous] To goon to reste, and erly for to ryse,
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 2638

And chace the derknesse of the night,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 2926

Right as the derknesse of the night
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 200

Hoom to myn hous ful swiftly I me spedde
13

Pardoner's Tale: 457

Hoom to myn hous, or elles un-to youres —
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 201

To goon to reste, and erly for to ryse,
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 33

And made forward erly for to ryse, [continues next]
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 34

To take our wey, ther as I yow devyse. [continues next]
15+

Knight's Tale: 1630

But by the cause that they sholde ryse [continues next]
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Knight's Tale: 1631

Erly, for to seen the grete fight, [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 254

Iolif and glad they wente un-to hir reste, [continues next]
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 255

And casten hem ful erly for to saille; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 94

And closed was the flour and goon to reste [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 95

[continues previous] For derknesse of the night, of which she dredde, [continues next]
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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: 97

[continues previous] And, in a litel erber that I have,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 48

To seen this flour agein the sonne sprede, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 198

And that this flour gan close and goon to reste
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 199

For derknesse of the night, the which she dredde,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 911

So whan it lyked hir to goon to reste,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 912

And voyded weren they that voyden oughte,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 202

To seen this flour to sprede, as I devyse.
13

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 33

[continues previous] And made forward erly for to ryse,
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 34

[continues previous] To take our wey, ther as I yow devyse.
15+

Knight's Tale: 1631

[continues previous] Erly, for to seen the grete fight,
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Nun's Priest's Tale: 255

[continues previous] And casten hem ful erly for to saille;
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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: 106

To seen that flour, as ye han herd devyse.
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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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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 62

To seen this flour, how it wol go to reste,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 104

To seen this flour so yong, so fresh of hewe,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 211

To seen this flour that I so love and drede. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 203

And, in a litel herber that I have,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 97

And, in a litel erber that I have, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 99

I bad men shulde me my couche make; [continues next]
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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 B: 204

That benched was on turves fresshe y-grave,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 205

I bad men sholde me my couche make;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 97

[continues previous] And, in a litel erber that I have,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 129

In worship and in preysing of hir make, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 141

In worshipinge and preisinge of hir make. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 206

For deyntee of the newe someres sake,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 129

[continues previous] In worship and in preysing of hir make,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 130

[continues previous] And of the newe blisful someres sake,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 142

[continues previous] And, for the newe blisful somers sake,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 207

I bad hem strawen floures on my bed.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 102

Whan I was layd, and had myn eyen hed, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 208

Whan I was leyd, and had myn eyen hed,
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 1545

Whan he was leyd, and how men wolde him glade?
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 209

I fel on slepe in-with an houre or two;
13

Miller's Tale: 499

Therfor I wol gon slepe an houre or tweye,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 102

[continues previous] Whan I was layd, and had myn eyen hed,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 210

Me mette how I lay in the medew tho,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 47

That I nam up, and walking in the mede [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 48

To seen this flour agein the sonne sprede, [continues next]
11

Book of the Duchesse: 292

And in the dawning ther I lay,
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Book of the Duchesse: 293

Me mette thus, in my bed al naked: —
11

Parlement of Foules: 95

And in my slepe I mette, as I lay,
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Parlement of Foules: 96

How African, right in that selfe aray
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 211

To seen this flour that I so love and drede.
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 104

[continues previous] Me mette how I was in the medew tho,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 105

[continues previous] And that I romed in that same gyse,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 62

To seen this flour, how it wol go to reste,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 103

My besy gost, that thrusteth alwey newe
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 104

To seen this flour so yong, so fresh of hewe,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 202

To seen this flour to sprede, as I devyse.
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 203

And, in a litel herber that I have,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 212

And from a-fer com walking in the mede
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 47

That I nam up, and walking in the mede [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 47

[continues previous] That I nam up, and walking in the mede
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 213

The god of love, and in his hande a quene;
10

Franklin's Tale: 826

He cherisseth hir as though she were a quene; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 47

[continues previous] That I nam up, and walking in the mede
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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: 214

And she was clad in real habit grene.
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 103

And he was clad in cote and hood of grene; [continues next]
10

Franklin's Tale: 827

[continues previous] And she was to him trewe for evermore.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 146

Clothed in ryal abite al of grene. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 147

A fret of gold she hadde next hir heer, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 229

[continues previous] With the whyte coroun, clad in grene;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 230

And sithen al the remenant by and by,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 227

In silke, enbrouded ful of grene greves, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 303

[continues previous] With the whyte coroun, clad in grene;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 304

And sithen al the remenant by and by,
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 573

And she hadde on a cote of grene [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 215

A fret of gold she hadde next hir heer,
12

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 103

[continues previous] And he was clad in cote and hood of grene;
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 104

[continues previous] A sheef of pecok-arwes brighte and kene
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 146

[continues previous] Clothed in ryal abite al of grene.
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 227

[continues previous] In silke, enbrouded ful of grene greves,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 228

[continues previous] In-with a fret of rede rose-leves,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 283

[continues previous] I saugh cominge of ladyës nyntene
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 573

[continues previous] And she hadde on a cote of grene
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 574

[continues previous] Of cloth of Gaunt; withouten wene,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 216

And upon that a whyt coroun she beer
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 516

For also many vertues hadde she, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 517

As smale floures in hir coroun be. [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 220

So were the florouns of hir coroun whyte; [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 528

For also many vertues hadde she, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 529

As smale floures in hir coroun be. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 217

With florouns smale, and I shal nat lye;
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 765

For by my trouthe, if that I shal nat lye,
11

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 766

I ne saugh this yeer so mery a companye
11

Man of Law's Tale: 596

But who was woful, if I shal nat lye,
11

Man of Law's Tale: 909

To feste, and shortly, if I shal nat lye,
11

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 515

We wommen han, if that I shal nat lye,
11

Summoner's Tale: 207

Fro Paradys first, if I shal nat lye, [continues next]
11

Summoner's Tale: 502

'Madame,' quod he, 'by god I shal nat lye;
11

Summoner's Tale: 503

But I on other weyes may be wreke,
12

Second Nun's Tale: 289

Quod tho Tiburce, 'if that I shal nat lye.'
12

Second Nun's Tale: 290

And she gan kisse his brest, that herde this,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 148

[continues previous] And up-on that a whyt coroun she beer
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 517

[continues previous] As smale floures in hir coroun be.
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 181

For nothing elles, and I shal nat lye, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 220

[continues previous] So were the florouns of hir coroun whyte;
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 529

[continues previous] As smale floures in hir coroun be.
11

Legend of Thisbe: 38

Ye lovers two, if that I shal nat lye,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 218

For al the world, ryght as a dayesye
11

Summoner's Tale: 208

[continues previous] Was man out chaced for his glotonye;
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 181

[continues previous] For nothing elles, and I shal nat lye,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 219

Y-corouned is with whyte leves lyte,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 152

Swich were the floures of hir coroun whyte. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 220

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. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 154

Hir whyte coroun was y-maked al; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 155

For which the whyte coroun, above the grene, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 156

Made hir lyk a daysie for to sene, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 514

As telleth Agaton, for hir goodnesse! [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 515

Hir whyte coroun berth of hit witnesse; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 216

And upon that a whyt coroun she beer
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 217

With florouns smale, and I shal nat lye;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 222

Hir whyte coroun was y-maked al; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 223

For which the whyte coroun, above the grene, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 224

Made hir lyk a daysie for to sene, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 299

Hir whyte coroun berth the witnessinge!'
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 526

As telleth Agaton, for hir goodnesse! [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 527

Hir whyte coroun berth of hit witnesse; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 222

Hir whyte coroun was y-maked al;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 152

[continues previous] Swich were the floures of hir coroun whyte. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 155

[continues previous] For which the whyte coroun, above the grene, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 229

With the whyte coroun, clad in grene; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 230

And sithen al the remenant by and by, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 223

[continues previous] For which the whyte coroun, above the grene, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 299

Hir whyte coroun berth the witnessinge!' [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 303

With the whyte coroun, clad in grene; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 304

And sithen al the remenant by and by, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 223

For which the whyte coroun, above the grene,
11

Knight's Tale: 1317

Up-on his heed he wered of laurer grene [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 152

[continues previous] Swich were the floures of hir coroun whyte. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 155

[continues previous] For which the whyte coroun, above the grene, [continues next]
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 229

[continues previous] With the whyte coroun, clad in grene;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 230

[continues previous] And sithen al the remenant by and by,
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 223

[continues previous] For which the whyte coroun, above the grene, [continues next]
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 303

[continues previous] With the whyte coroun, clad in grene;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 304

[continues previous] And sithen al the remenant by and by,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 224

Made hir lyk a daysie for to sene,
11

Knight's Tale: 1318

[continues previous] A gerland fresh and lusty for to sene.
10

Clerk's Tale: 201

By a mayde, lyk to hir stature, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 152

[continues previous] Swich were the floures of hir coroun whyte.
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 514

[continues previous] As telleth Agaton, for hir goodnesse!
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 515

[continues previous] Hir whyte coroun berth of hit witnesse;
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 220

[continues previous] So were the florouns of hir coroun whyte;
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 299

[continues previous] Hir whyte coroun berth the witnessinge!'
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 526

[continues previous] As telleth Agaton, for hir goodnesse!
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 527

[continues previous] Hir whyte coroun berth of hit witnesse;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 225

Considered eek hir fret of gold above.
10

Clerk's Tale: 201

[continues previous] By a mayde, lyk to hir stature,
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Clerk's Tale: 202

[continues previous] And eek of othere ornamentes alle
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 158

Y-clothed was this mighty god of love [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 159

Of silk, y-brouded ful of grene greves; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 226

Y-clothed was this mighty god of love
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Book of the Duchesse: 418

Or thikke of trees, so ful of leves; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 227

In silke, enbrouded ful of grene greves,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 146

Clothed in ryal abite al of grene. [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 147

A fret of gold she hadde next hir heer, [continues next]
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 214

And she was clad in real habit grene. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 215

A fret of gold she hadde next hir heer, [continues next]
12

Book of the Duchesse: 418

[continues previous] Or thikke of trees, so ful of leves; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 228

In-with a fret of rede rose-leves,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 146

[continues previous] Clothed in ryal abite al of grene.
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 147

[continues previous] A fret of gold she hadde next hir heer,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 158

[continues previous] Y-clothed was this mighty god of love
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 159

[continues previous] Of silk, y-brouded ful of grene greves;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 160

[continues previous] A garlond on his heed of rose-leves
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 215

[continues previous] A fret of gold she hadde next hir heer,
12

Book of the Duchesse: 418

[continues previous] Or thikke of trees, so ful of leves;
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 229

The fresshest sin the world was first bigonne.
12

Monk's Tale: 375

Corouned was she, as after hir degree, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 230

His gilte heer was corouned with a sonne,
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Monk's Tale: 374

[continues previous] With gilte cheynes on hir nekke hanging;
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Monk's Tale: 375

[continues previous] Corouned was she, as after hir degree,
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Parlement of Foules: 266

Til that the hote sonne gan to weste.
10

Parlement of Foules: 267

Hir gilte heres with a golden threde
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 232

Therwith me thoughte his face shoon so brighte
11

Man of Law's Prologue: 11

That Phebus, which that shoon so clere and brighte, [continues next]
10

Squire's Tale: 170

His stede, which that shoon as sonne brighte, [continues next]
10

Franklin's Tale: 7

And eek therto come of so heigh kinrede, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 163

For sekirly his face shoon so brighte, [continues next]
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Legend of Thisbe: 120

The mone shoon, men mighte wel y-see, [continues next]
11

Legend of Thisbe: 121

And in his weye, as that he com ful faste, [continues next]
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 61

That had a flees of gold, that shoon so brighte, [continues next]
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 1126

That Richesse wonder brighte shoon,
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Romaunt of the Rose: 1127

Bothe hir heed, and al hir face,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 233

That wel unnethes mighte I him beholde;
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Man of Law's Prologue: 11

[continues previous] That Phebus, which that shoon so clere and brighte,
10

Squire's Tale: 170

[continues previous] His stede, which that shoon as sonne brighte,
10

Franklin's Tale: 8

[continues previous] That wel unnethes dorste this knight, for drede,
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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 Good Women Prologue A: 165

A furlong-wey I mighte him nat beholde. [continues next]
11

Legend of Thisbe: 120

[continues previous] The mone shoon, men mighte wel y-see,
12

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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Troilus and Criseyde 4: 249

His speche him rafte, unnethes mighte he seye, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 234

And in his hande me thoughte I saugh him holde
10

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 596

As help me god, whan that I saugh him go
10

Wife of Bath's Prologue: 597

After the bere, me thoughte he hadde a paire
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 249

[continues previous] His speche him rafte, unnethes mighte he seye,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 235

Two fyry dartes, as the gledes rede;
10

Troilus and Criseyde 2: 538

And wel the hotter been the gledes rede,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 236

And aungellyke his winges saugh I sprede.
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 143

Lo! yond he cometh, I see his winges sprede!'
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 144

Tho gan I loken endelong the mede,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 237

And al be that men seyn that blind is he,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 170

Al-gate me thoughte he mighte wel y-see; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 238

Al-gate me thoughte that he mighte see;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 239

For sternely on me he gan biholde,
10

Physician's Tale: 210

Upon hir humble face he gan biholde, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 170

[continues previous] Al-gate me thoughte he mighte wel y-see;
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1751

Gan so depe in myn herte passe, [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1691

And rewfulliche his lady gan biholde, [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1692

As he that felte dethes cares colde. [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 573

And yond so goodly gan she me biholde, [continues next]
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1406

So thursteth ay myn herte to biholde [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1658

And al the werk; but as he gan biholde, [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1659

Ful sodeinly his herte gan to colde, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 240

So that his loking doth myn herte colde.
10

Physician's Tale: 211

[continues previous] With fadres pitee stiking thurgh his herte,
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1751

[continues previous] Gan so depe in myn herte passe,
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 1752

[continues previous] That I it mighte nought arace;
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1691

[continues previous] And rewfulliche his lady gan biholde,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 1692

[continues previous] As he that felte dethes cares colde.
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 573

[continues previous] And yond so goodly gan she me biholde,
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 574

[continues previous] That to the deeth myn herte is to hir holde.
11

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1406

[continues previous] So thursteth ay myn herte to biholde
12

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1659

[continues previous] Ful sodeinly his herte gan to colde,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 241

And by the hande he held this noble quene,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 174

Corouned with whyte, and clothed al in grene, [continues next]
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 228

First sat the god of love, and than this quene [continues next]
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 302

First sat the god of love, and sith his quene [continues next]
10

Compleynt of Mars: 85

The chambre, ther as lay this fresshe quene, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 242

Corouned with whyte, and clothed al in grene,
12

Knight's Tale: 828

And Emelye, clothed al in grene, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 116

Now had the atempre sonne al that releved, [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 117

And clothed him in grene al newe agayn. [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 146

Clothed in ryal abite al of grene.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 174

[continues previous] Corouned with whyte, and clothed al in grene, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 176

That in this world, thogh that men wolde seke, [continues next]
11

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 228

[continues previous] First sat the god of love, and than this quene
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 229

[continues previous] With the whyte coroun, clad in grene;
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 230

And sithen al the remenant by and by,
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 303

[continues previous] With the whyte coroun, clad in grene;
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 304

And sithen al the remenant by and by,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 341

Tho spak this lady, clothed al in grene, [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 342

And seyde, 'god, right of your curtesye, [continues next]
10

Compleynt of Mars: 86

[continues previous] Depeynted was with whyte boles grete,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 243

So womanly, so benigne, and so meke,
12

Knight's Tale: 828

[continues previous] And Emelye, clothed al in grene,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 117

[continues previous] And clothed him in grene al newe agayn.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 174

[continues previous] Corouned with whyte, and clothed al in grene, [continues next]
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 342

[continues previous] And seyde, 'god, right of your curtesye,
11

Book of the Duchesse: 850

Laughe and pleye so womanly,
11

Book of the Duchesse: 851

And loke so debonairly,
11

Book of the Duchesse: 852

So goodly speke and so frendly,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 244

That in this world, thogh that men wolde seke,
11

Knight's Tale: 615

That al that night, thogh that men wolde him shake,
15+

Monk's Tale: 312

Was noon, thogh al this world men sholde seke. [continues next]
14

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, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 177

Half hir beautee shulde men nat finde [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 178

In creature that formed is by kinde, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 245

Half hir beautee shulde men nat finde
10

Monk's Tale: 312

[continues previous] Was noon, thogh al this world men sholde seke.
15+

Monk's Tale: 313

[continues previous] Hir riche array ne mighte nat be told
15+

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: 246

In creature that formed is by kinde.
10

Hous of Fame 3: 275

A feminyne creature;
10

Hous of Fame 3: 276

That never formed by nature
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 178

[continues previous] In creature that formed is by kinde,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 247

And therfor may I seyn, as thinketh me,
10

Clerk's Tale: 296

To al my lust, and that I frely may,
10

Clerk's Tale: 297

As me best thinketh, do yow laughe or smerte,
11

Franklin's Tale: 670

Than be defouled, as it thinketh me.
11

Franklin's Tale: 671

What shal I seyn of Hasdrubales wyf,
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 248

This song, in preysing of this lady fre.
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 539

"Hyd, Absolon, thy tresses," in balade, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 249

Hyd, Absolon, thy gilte tresses clere;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 203

Hyd, Absolon, thy gilte tresses clere; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 204

Ester, ley them thy meknesse al a-doun; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 205

Hyd, Ionathas, al thy frendly manere; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 250

Ester, ley thou thy meknesse al a-doun;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 538

[continues previous] Was hit to thee, that ilke tyme thou made
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 539

[continues previous] "Hyd, Absolon, thy tresses," in balade,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 540

[continues previous] That thou forgete hir in thy song to sette,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 251

Hyd, Ionathas, al thy frendly manere;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 204

[continues previous] Ester, ley them thy meknesse al a-doun;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 252

Penalopee, and Marcia Catoun,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 253

Mak of your wyfhod no comparisoun;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 254

Hyde ye your beautes, Isoude and Eleyne,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 207

[continues previous] Mak of your wyfhod no comparisoun;
11

Parlement of Foules: 290

Tristram, Isoude, Paris, and Achilles,
11

Parlement of Foules: 291

Eleyne, Cleopatre, and Troilus,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 255

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 209

[continues previous] Alceste is here, that al that may desteyne. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 262

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 269

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 270

This balade may ful wel y-songen be,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 274

For as the sonne wol the fyr disteyne,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 275

So passeth al my lady sovereyne,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 276

That is so good, so fair, so debonaire;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 256

Thy faire body, lat hit nat appere,
10

Franklin's Tale: 677

Hath nat Lucresse y-slayn hir-self, allas! [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 257

Lavyne; and thou, Lucresse of Rome toun,
10

Franklin's Tale: 677

[continues previous] Hath nat Lucresse y-slayn hir-self, allas!
10

Franklin's Tale: 678

[continues previous] At Rome, whanne she oppressed was
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 212

And Polixene, that boghte love so dere, [continues next]
14

Legend of Lucretia: 12

Of this Lucresse, that starf at Rome toun; [continues next]
14

Legend of Lucretia: 13

And in what wyse, I wol but shortly trete, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 258

And Polixene, that boghten love so dere,
14

Legend of Lucretia: 12

[continues previous] Of this Lucresse, that starf at Rome toun;
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Legend of Lucretia: 13

[continues previous] And in what wyse, I wol but shortly trete,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 259

And Cleopatre, with al thy passioun,
10

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 211

[continues previous] Lavyne; and thou, Lucresse of Rome toun,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 212

[continues previous] And Polixene, that boghte love so dere,
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 214

Hyde ye your trouthe in love and your renoun; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 260

Hyde ye your trouthe of love and your renoun;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 214

[continues previous] Hyde ye your trouthe in love and your renoun; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 215

[continues previous] And thou, Tisbe, that hast for love swich peyne: [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 261

And thou, Tisbe, that hast of love swich peyne;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 214

[continues previous] Hyde ye your trouthe in love and your renoun; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 215

[continues previous] And thou, Tisbe, that hast for love swich peyne: [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 216

[continues previous] Alceste is here, that al that may desteyne. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 262

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.
13

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 215

[continues previous] And thou, Tisbe, that hast for love swich peyne:
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 216

[continues previous] Alceste is here, that al that may desteyne. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 255

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 269

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 270

This balade may ful wel y-songen be,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 274

For as the sonne wol the fyr disteyne,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 275

So passeth al my lady sovereyne,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 276

That is so good, so fair, so debonaire;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 263

Herro, Dido, Laudomia, alle y-fere,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 264

And Phyllis, hanging for thy Demophoun,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 219

And Canace, espyed by thy chere, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 265

And Canace, espyed by thy chere,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 266

Ysiphile, betraysed with Jasoun,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 267

Maketh of your trouthe neyther boost ne soun;
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 221

[continues previous] Mak of your trouthe in love no bost ne soun; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 222

Nor Ypermistre or Adriane, ne pleyne; [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 268

Nor Ypermistre or Adriane, ye tweyne;
12

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1340

And over al this, that ye, my lady dere, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 269

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne.
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 223

[continues previous] Alceste is here, that al that may desteyne. [continues next]
14

Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 224

Whan that this balade al y-songen was, [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 255

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne. [continues next]
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 262

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne. [continues next]
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 274

For as the sonne wol the fyr disteyne,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 275

So passeth al my lady sovereyne,
12

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 276

That is so good, so fair, so debonaire;
12

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 1340

[continues previous] And over al this, that ye, my lady dere,
15+

Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 270

This balade may ful wel y-songen be,
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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 A: 224

[continues previous] Whan that this balade al y-songen was,
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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.
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Anelida and Arcite: 346

But as the swan, I have herd seyd ful yore, [continues next]
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 381

And, god so wis be my savacioun, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 271

As I have seyd erst, by my lady free;
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Legend of Hypermnestra: 101

As I have seyd, by him that I have sworn.'
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Anelida and Arcite: 346

[continues previous] But as the swan, I have herd seyd ful yore,
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 381

[continues previous] And, god so wis be my savacioun,
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Troilus and Criseyde 2: 382

[continues previous] As I have seyd, your beste is to do so.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 274

For as the sonne wol the fyr disteyne,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 255

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 262

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne. [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 269

My lady cometh, that al this may disteyne. [continues next]