Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Book of the Duchesse to Geoffrey Chaucer
Summary
Geoffrey Chaucer Book of the Duchesse has 1334 lines, and 7% of them have strong matches at magnitude 15+ in Geoffrey Chaucer. 63% of the lines have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14. 30% of the lines have no match. On average, each line has 0.12 strong matches and 2.76 weak matches.
Book of the Duchesse
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Melibee's Tale: 50
... dyeth for hunger; and if he axe, he dyeth for shame; and algates necessitee constreyneth him to axe." And therfore seith Salomon: that "bet it is to dye than for to have swich poverte." And as the same Salomon seith: "bettre it is to dye of bitter deeth than for to liven in swich wyse." By thise resons that I have seid un-to yow, and by manye othere resons that I coude seye, I graunte yow that richesses been goode to hem that geten hem wel, and to hem that wel usen tho richesses. And therfore wol I shewe yow how ye shul have yow, ... [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 50
[continues previous] ... he dyeth for hunger; and if he axe, he dyeth for shame; and algates necessitee constreyneth him to axe." And therfore seith Salomon: that "bet it is to dye than for to have swich poverte." And as the same Salomon seith: "bettre it is to dye of bitter deeth than for to liven in swich wyse." By thise resons that I have seid un-to yow, and by manye othere resons that I coude seye, I graunte yow that richesses been goode to hem that geten hem wel, and to hem that wel usen tho richesses. And therfore wol I shewe yow ...
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Melibee's Tale: 38
Now sir, if men wolde axe me, why that god suffred men to do yow this vileinye, certes, I can nat wel answere as for no sothfastnesse. For thapostle seith, that "the sciences and the Iuggementz of our lord god almighty been ful depe; ther may no man comprehende ne serchen hem suffisantly." Nathelees, by certeyne presumpcions and coniectinges, I holde and bileve that ... [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 38
[continues previous] Now sir, if men wolde axe me, why that god suffred men to do yow this vileinye, certes, I can nat wel answere as for no sothfastnesse. For thapostle seith, that "the sciences and the Iuggementz of our lord god almighty been ful depe; ther may no man comprehende ne serchen hem suffisantly." Nathelees, by certeyne presumpcions and coniectinges, I holde and ...
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Parson's Tale: 27
... sourden of pryde, soothly whan they sourden of malice ymagined, avysed, and forncast, or elles of usage, been deedly synnes, it is no doute. And whan they sourden by freletee unavysed sodeinly, and sodeinly withdrawen ayein, al been they grevouse sinnes, I gesse that they ne been nat deedly. Now mighte men axe wher-of that Pryde sourdeth and springeth, and I seye: somtyme it springeth of the goodes of nature, and som-tyme of the goodes of fortune, and som-tyme of the goodes of grace. Certes, the goodes of nature stonden outher in goodes of body or in goodes of soule. Certes, goodes of ...
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 25
assembled in o forme, but-yif ther nere oon that conioignede so [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 25
[continues previous] assembled in o forme, but-yif ther nere oon that conioignede so [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 25
[continues previous] assembled in o forme, but-yif ther nere oon that conioignede so
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Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 66
[continues previous] That spitten fyr, and moche thing ther was.
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Parson's Tale: 101
Now for to speken of the hope of hem that been necligent and slowe to shryven hem, that stant in two maneres. That oon is, that he hopeth for to live longe and for to purchacen muche richesse for his delyt, and thanne he wol shryven him; and, as he seith, him semeth thanne tymely y-nough to come ...
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 10: 111
desturbeth nothing that ther ne ben manye goddes.' [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 10: 110
[continues previous] o god; but, by the participacioun of divinitee, ther ne let ne [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 10: 111
[continues previous] desturbeth nothing that ther ne ben manye goddes.'
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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 4 Prose 6: 28
'As it lyketh to thee,' quod I, 'so do.' Tho spak she right as [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 22
... his affeccioun." The book seith: that "the propretee of a fool is this; he troweth lightly harm of every wight, and lightly troweth alle bountee in him-self." Thou shalt eek eschewe the conseilling of alle flatereres, swiche as enforcen hem rather to preise your persone by flaterye than for to telle yow the sothfastnesse of thinges. [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 23
'Wherfore Tullius seith: "amonges alle the pestilences that been in freendshipe, the gretteste is flaterye." And therfore is it more nede that thou eschewe and drede flatereres than any other peple. The book seith: "thou shalt rather drede and flee fro the swete wordes of flateringe preiseres, than fro the egre ... [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 22
[continues previous] ... lust and his affeccioun." The book seith: that "the propretee of a fool is this; he troweth lightly harm of every wight, and lightly troweth alle bountee in him-self." Thou shalt eek eschewe the conseilling of alle flatereres, swiche as enforcen hem rather to preise your persone by flaterye than for to telle yow the sothfastnesse of thinges.
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 3: 22
him thilke goodnesse, or elles som other wight, mighte binime it [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 80
wrecched but whan thou wenest it: as who seith, thou thy-self, ne
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 81
no wight elles, nis a wrecche, but whan he weneth him-self a wrecche
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 328
For in pleyn text, with-outen nede of glose, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 328
[continues previous] For in pleyn text, with-outen nede of glose,
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 329
[continues previous] Thou hast translated the Romaunce of the Rose,
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Melibee's Tale: 31
... thy diligence in kepinge of thy persone; this is to seyn, ne be nat necligent to kepe thy persone, nat only fro thy gretteste enemys but fro thy leeste enemy. Senek seith: "a man that is wel avysed, he dredeth his leste enemy." Ovide seith: that "the litel wesele wol slee the grete bole and the wilde hert." And the book seith: "a litel thorn may prikke a greet king ful sore; and an hound wol holde the wilde boor." But nathelees, I sey nat thou shall be so coward that thou doute ther wher-as is no drede. The book seith: that "somme folk han greet lust to ... [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 31
[continues previous] ... of thy persone; this is to seyn, ne be nat necligent to kepe thy persone, nat only fro thy gretteste enemys but fro thy leeste enemy. Senek seith: "a man that is wel avysed, he dredeth his leste enemy." Ovide seith: that "the litel wesele wol slee the grete bole and the wilde hert." And the book seith: "a litel thorn may prikke a greet king ful sore; and an hound wol holde the wilde boor." But nathelees, I sey nat thou shall be so coward that thou doute ther wher-as is no drede. The book seith: that "somme folk han greet lust to deceyve, ...
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 119
[continues previous] That was with floures swote enbrouded al,
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Parson's Tale: 12
... rebel to god, right so is bothe sensualitee rebel to reson and the body also. And certes, this disordinance and this rebellion oure lord Iesu Crist aboghte up-on his precious body ful dere, and herkneth in which wyse. For-as-muche thanne as reson is rebel to god, therfore is man worthy to have sorwe and to be deed. This suffred oure lord Iesu Crist for man, after that he hadde be bitraysed of his disciple, and distreyned and bounde, 'so that his blood brast out at every nail of hise handes,' as seith seint Augustin. And forther-over, for-as-muchel as reson of man ne wol nat daunte sensualitee whan ...
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Treatise on the Astrolabe 2: 35
... fix that thou knowest, and note it wel also. Come thanne agayn the thridde or the ferthe night next folwing; for thanne shaltow aperceyve wel the moeving of a planete, whether so he moeve forthward or bakward. Awaite wel thanne whan that thy sterre fix is in the same altitude that she was whan thou toke hir firste altitude; and tak than eftsones the altitude of the forseide planete, and note it wel. For trust wel, yif so be that the planete be on the right syde of the meridional lyne, so that his seconde altitude be lasse than his firste altitude was, thanne is the ... [continues next]
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Treatise on the Astrolabe 2: 35
[continues previous] ... fix that thou knowest, and note it wel also. Come thanne agayn the thridde or the ferthe night next folwing; for thanne shaltow aperceyve wel the moeving of a planete, whether so he moeve forthward or bakward. Awaite wel thanne whan that thy sterre fix is in the same altitude that she was whan thou toke hir firste altitude; and tak than eftsones the altitude of the forseide planete, and note it wel. For trust wel, yif so be that the planete be on the right syde of the meridional lyne, so that his seconde altitude be lasse than his firste altitude was, ...
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 116
[continues previous] And, as I coude, this fresshe flour I grette;
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Melibee's Tale: 17
... tymes thou shalt blesse god, and praye him to dresse thy weyes"; and looke that alle thy conseils been in him for evermore. Seint Iame eek seith: "if any of yow have nede of sapience, axe it of god." And afterward thanne shul ye taken conseil in your-self, and examine wel your thoghtes, of swich thing as yow thinketh that is best for your profit. And thanne shul ye dryve fro your herte three thinges that been contrariouse to good conseil, that is to seyn, ire, coveitise, and hastifnesse. [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 17
[continues previous] ... thou shalt blesse god, and praye him to dresse thy weyes"; and looke that alle thy conseils been in him for evermore. Seint Iame eek seith: "if any of yow have nede of sapience, axe it of god." And afterward thanne shul ye taken conseil in your-self, and examine wel your thoghtes, of swich thing as yow thinketh that is best for your profit. And thanne shul ye dryve fro your herte three thinges that been contrariouse to good conseil, that is to seyn, ire, coveitise, and hastifnesse.
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 8
But as he hath herd seyd, or founde hit writen; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 8
But as he hath herd seyd, or founde hit writen; [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 29
[continues previous] And, as for me, though that my wit be lyte,
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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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