Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Envoy to Scogan to Geoffrey Chaucer

Which that in helle eternally shal dure. [continues next]

Love, that his hestes hath in hevene hye, [continues next]

[continues previous] Which that in helle eternally shal dure.

[continues previous] Noble princesse, that never haddest pere,

[continues previous] Love, that with an holsom alliaunce

For I mot wepe and wayle, whyl I live,

Lat me thus wepe and wayle, til I dye.

And over al this, as thou wel wost thy-selve,

Thanne may I seyn that al this thing moot deye. [continues next]

don awey, men may nat thinke ne seye fro whennes thilke

thing is that is cleped inparfit. For the nature of thinges ne

[continues previous] Thanne may I seyn that al this thing moot deye.

Yet of his look for fere almost I deye;

verray teres. At the leeste, no drede ne mighte overcomen tho [continues next]

But certes, the arowe that in me stood [continues next]

Of me ne drew no drope of blood, [continues next]

For neither with engyn, ne with no lore, [continues next]

Unethes mighte I fro the deeth him kepe; [continues next]

[continues previous] verray teres. At the leeste, no drede ne mighte overcomen tho

[continues previous] Of me ne drew no drope of blood,

[continues previous] For neither with engyn, ne with no lore,

[continues previous] Unethes mighte I fro the deeth him kepe;

But wepeth so, for wanting of hir wille, [continues next]

Til that hir teres in the listes fille; [continues next]

Ful lyk a mooder, with hir salte teres [continues next]

She batheth bothe hir visage and hir heres. [continues next]

[continues previous] But wepeth so, for wanting of hir wille,

[continues previous] Til that hir teres in the listes fille;

And shal she drenche? allas! myn Alisoun!' [continues next]

[continues previous] Ful lyk a mooder, with hir salte teres

[continues previous] She batheth bothe hir visage and hir heres.

Thou outher do me anoon in teres drenche,

Or with thy colde strook myn hete quenche!

[continues previous] And shal she drenche? allas! myn Alisoun!'

[continues previous] For sorwe of this he fil almost adoun,

And wente and kiste his brother and, whan they were at oon, [continues next]

Thanne, by the conseil of his wyf Prudence, this Melibeus leet callen a greet congregacioun of folk; as surgiens, phisiciens, olde folk and yonge, and somme of hise olde enemys reconsiled as by hir semblaunt to his love and in-to his grace; and ther-with-al ther comen somme of hise neighebores that diden him reverence more for drede than for love, as it happeth ofte. Ther comen also ful many subtile flatereres, and wyse advocats lerned in the lawe.

[continues previous] Allas! yonge Gamelyn nothing he ne wiste

whiche sentence none of thise olde folk ne withseyde never; al-be-it [continues next]

[continues previous] whiche sentence none of thise olde folk ne withseyde never; al-be-it

For which no lenger maked he delayes,

For al [she] yeveth, out of drede, [continues next]

Unhappe bereveth it in dede; [continues next]

[continues previous] For al [she] yeveth, out of drede,

[continues previous] For Infortune lat not oon

And lyke ruby ben your chekes rounde. [continues next]

Therwith ye ben so mery and so iocounde, [continues next]

[continues previous] And lyke ruby ben your chekes rounde.

[continues previous] Therwith ye ben so mery and so iocounde,

Thou woldest han our labour al for noght.

And wel wot I thou mayst do me no reste. [continues next]

But wel I wot greet stryf is us among.

certein thinges sholde be moeved by fortunous fortune; but I

wot wel that god, maker and mayster, is governour of his werk.

wene that it were to doute; as who seith, but I wot wel that god

But wel I wot, with that he can endyte,

That wel I wot thou wolt my socour be,

[continues previous] And wel wot I thou mayst do me no reste.

But wel wot I, thou art now in a drede;

How the ordre of causes stant; but wel wot I,

God help me so, I knowe not swiche tweye.' [continues next]

[continues previous] God help me so, I knowe not swiche tweye.'

Tho gan the cukkow putte him forth in prees

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

But al shal passe; and thus take I my leve.' [continues next]

[continues previous] But al shal passe; and thus take I my leve.'

As alle trouthe and alle gentillesse,

Wysdom, honour, fredom, and worthinesse.' [continues next]

[continues previous] 'In good feith, eem,' quod she, 'that lyketh me;