Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Fortune to Geoffrey Chaucer

Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Fortune to Geoffrey Chaucer

Summary

Geoffrey Chaucer Fortune has 79 lines, and 23% of them have strong matches at magnitude 15+ in Geoffrey Chaucer. 38% of the lines have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14. 39% of the lines have no match. On average, each line has 0.49 strong matches and 1.49 weak matches.

Fortune

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14

Fortune: 1

This wrecched worldes transmutacioun,
14

Knight's Tale: 1981

That knew this worldes transmutacioun, [continues next]
10

Man of Law's Tale: 820

Wo was this wrecched womman tho bigon, [continues next]
14

Fortune: 2

As wele or wo, now povre and now honour,
14

Knight's Tale: 1982

[continues previous] As he had seyn it chaungen up and doun,
10

Man of Law's Tale: 819

[continues previous] Hir lemman be, wher-so she wolde or nolde.
10

Man of Law's Tale: 820

[continues previous] Wo was this wrecched womman tho bigon,
10

Merchant's Tale: 46

For wele or wo, she wol him nat forsake.
10

Legend of Cleopatra: 108

For wele or wo, for carole or for daunce;
12

Legend of Cleopatra: 110

That, right swich as ye felten, wele or wo,
12

Legend of Cleopatra: 111

As ferforth as hit in my power lay,
10

Legend of Dido: 312

For wele or wo, and chaunge for no newe,
10

Compleynt of Mars: 184

To wele or wo, sith hit lyth in hir might?
10

Troilus and Criseyde 3: 1472

'My lady right, and of my wele or wo
11

Fortune: 5

But natheles, the lak of hir favour
11

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 5: 21

don awey the bytinges of bisinesse, ne eschewe the prikkes of [continues next]
11

Consolatione Philosophie 5 Metre 2: 2

swete ditees, singeth, that the sonne is cleer by pure light; natheles [continues next]
11

Consolatione Philosophie 5 Metre 2: 3

yit ne may it nat, by the infirme light of his bemes, breken or [continues next]
12

Fortune: 6

Ne may nat don me singen, though I dye,
10

Merchant's Tale: 936

And ther-with-al the unlykly elde of me,
10

Merchant's Tale: 937

I may nat, certes, thogh I sholde dye,
12

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 3: 68

nede ne may nat all outrely ben don a-wey. For though this nede,
12

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 3: 73

sin that richesses ne may nat al don awey nede, but richesses
11

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 5: 20

[continues previous] of his familier. What thing is thanne this power, that may nat
11

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 5: 21

[continues previous] don awey the bytinges of bisinesse, ne eschewe the prikkes of
12

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 9: 84

anguisshes byten him; and whan he ne may nat don tho defautes
12

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 10: 17

don awey, men may nat thinke ne seye fro whennes thilke
12

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 114

'Thanne is yvel nothing,' quod she, 'sin that he ne may nat
12

Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 12: 115

don yvel that may don alle thinges.'
12

Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 2: 180

right as to a maner heighte of hir nature. But for to mowen don
12

Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 2: 181

yvel and felonye ne may nat ben referred to good. Thanne nis
12

Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 1: 38

naught; but yif this ne may nat ben don, thanne is it nat possible,
11

Consolatione Philosophie 5 Metre 2: 3

[continues previous] yit ne may it nat, by the infirme light of his bemes, breken or
15+

Fortune: 7

Iay tout perdu mon temps et mon labour:'
15+

Parson's Tale: 11

... good lyf, been al mortified by sinne folwinge; and eek, sith that alle the gode werkes that men doon whyl they been in deedly synne, been outrely dede as for to have the lyf perdurable; wel may that man, that no good werke ne dooth, singe thilke newe Frenshe song: "Iay tout perdu mon temps et mon labour." For certes, sinne bireveth a man bothe goodnesse of nature and eek the goodnesse of grace. For soothly, the grace of the holy goost fareth lyk fyr, that may nat been ydel; for fyr faileth anoon as it forleteth his wirkinge, and right so grace fayleth anoon as it forleteth ... [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 8

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye!
15+

Parson's Tale: 11

[continues previous] ... and eek, sith that alle the gode werkes that men doon whyl they been in deedly synne, been outrely dede as for to have the lyf perdurable; wel may that man, that no good werke ne dooth, singe thilke newe Frenshe song: "Iay tout perdu mon temps et mon labour." For certes, sinne bireveth a man bothe goodnesse of nature and eek the goodnesse of grace. For soothly, the grace of the holy goost fareth lyk fyr, that may nat been ydel; for fyr faileth anoon as it forleteth his wirkinge, and right so grace fayleth anoon as it forleteth his ...
15+

Fortune: 16

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye!
15+

Fortune: 24

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye! [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 9

Yit is me left the light of my resoun,
15+

Fortune: 25

[continues previous] No man is wrecched, but him-self hit wene,
11

Fortune: 14

To him that over him-self hath the maystrye!
11

Fortune: 26

And he that hath him-self hath suffisaunce. [continues next]
12

Fortune: 15

My suffisaunce shal be my socour:
12

Man of Law's Tale: 546

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

Fortune: 26

[continues previous] And he that hath him-self hath suffisaunce.
15+

Fortune: 16

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye!
12

Man of Law's Tale: 546

[continues previous] My socour be, for elles I shal dye!'
15+

Fortune: 8

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye!
15+

Fortune: 24

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye!
12

Fortune: 19

Thou never dreddest hir oppressioun,
10

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 730

To telle yow hir wordes and hir chere; [continues next]
10

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 731

Ne thogh I speke hir wordes properly. [continues next]
12

Clerk's Tale: 552

Was seyn in hir, ne never hir doghter name [continues next]
11

Legend of Lucretia: 189

The horrible deed of her oppressioun. [continues next]
11

Legend of Lucretia: 190

Ne never was ther king in Rome toun [continues next]
12

Fortune: 20

Ne in hir chere founde thou no savour.
10

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 730

[continues previous] To telle yow hir wordes and hir chere;
10

Canterbury Tales Prologue: 731

[continues previous] Ne thogh I speke hir wordes properly.
12

Clerk's Tale: 552

[continues previous] Was seyn in hir, ne never hir doghter name
11

Legend of Lucretia: 190

[continues previous] Ne never was ther king in Rome toun
12

Fortune: 21

Thou knewe wel deceit of hir colour,
12

Clerk's Tale: 110

To worshipe hir, whyl that hir lyf may dure, [continues next]
11

Book of the Duchesse: 630

Hir moste worship and hir [flour is] [continues next]
12

Fortune: 22

And that hir moste worshipe is to lye.
12

Clerk's Tale: 110

[continues previous] To worshipe hir, whyl that hir lyf may dure,
11

Book of the Duchesse: 630

[continues previous] Hir moste worship and hir [flour is]
11

Book of the Duchesse: 631

[continues previous] To lyen, for that is hir nature;
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 5886

I bothe worshipe hir, and eek drede; [continues next]
10

Fortune: 23

I knowe hir eek a fals dissimulour:
10

Romaunt of the Rose: 5886

[continues previous] I bothe worshipe hir, and eek drede;
15+

Fortune: 24

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye!
15+

Fortune: 8

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye! [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 16

For fynally, Fortune, I thee defye!
15+

Fortune: 25

No man is wrecched, but him-self hit wene,
15+

Fortune: 9

[continues previous] Yit is me left the light of my resoun,
15+

Romaunt of the Rose: 5672

Is no man wrecched, but he it wene, [continues next]
12

Fortune: 26

And he that hath him-self hath suffisaunce.
11

Fortune: 14

To him that over him-self hath the maystrye!
11

Fortune: 15

My suffisaunce shal be my socour:
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 5672

[continues previous] Is no man wrecched, but he it wene,
12

Romaunt of the Rose: 5673

[continues previous] Be he king, knight, or ribaud.
10

Fortune: 27

Why seystow thanne I am to thee so kene,
10

Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 4: 76

'So semeth it,' quod I.
10

Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 4: 77

'And what seystow thanne,' quod she, 'of thilke wrecche that
10

Fortune: 30

That thou hast lent or this.' Why wolt thou stryve?
10

Hous of Fame 2: 492

'Yis, pardee,' quod he; 'wostow why? [continues next]
10

Hous of Fame 2: 493

For whan thou redest poetrye, [continues next]
10

Fortune: 31

What wostow yit, how I thee wol avaunce?
10

Hous of Fame 2: 492

[continues previous] 'Yis, pardee,' quod he; 'wostow why?
10

Hous of Fame 2: 494

[continues previous] How goddes gonne stellifye
15+

Fortune: 32

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve!
10

Merchant's Tale: 822

That haddest him for thy ful frend receyved?
10

Merchant's Tale: 823

And now thou hast biraft him bothe hise yën,
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 18

rightfully upon the meschef of Fortune, sin thou hast yit thy
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 19

beste thinges? Certes, yit liveth in good point thilke precious
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 51

thus with al thy fortune, sin thou hast yit thy beste thinges. But [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 40

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve. [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 47

My lore is bet than wikke is thy grevaunce,
15+

Fortune: 48

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve. [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 49

Thy lore I dampne, hit is adversitee. [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 33

I have thee taught divisioun bi-twene
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 52

[continues previous] I may nat suffren thy delices, that pleynest so wepinge and
15+

Fortune: 41

[continues previous] How many have I refused to sustene, [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 49

[continues previous] Thy lore I dampne, hit is adversitee. [continues next]
12

Fortune: 34

Frend of effect, and frend of countenaunce;
12

Fortune: 40

[continues previous] And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve.
10

Fortune: 48

[continues previous] And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve.
10

Fortune: 36

That cureth eyen derke fro hir penaunce;
10

Summoner's Tale: 16

'Trentals,' seyde he, 'deliveren fro penaunce
10

Summoner's Tale: 17

Hir freendes soules, as wel olde as yonge,
13

Fortune: 38

Yit halt thyn ancre, and yit thou mayst arryve
13

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 1: 72

in that, and makest Fortune wroth and aspere by thyn inpatience,
13

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 1: 73

and yit thou mayst nat chaunge hir?
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 1: 74

Yif thou committest and bitakest thy sailes to the winde, thou
11

Parlement of Foules: 163

Yit that thou canst not do, yit mayst thou see;
12

Fortune: 39

Ther bountee berth the keye of my substaunce:
12

Troilus and Criseyde 5: 460

For she, that of his herte berth the keye,
15+

Fortune: 40

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve.
10

Merchant's Tale: 822

That haddest him for thy ful frend receyved?
10

Merchant's Tale: 823

And now thou hast biraft him bothe hise yën,
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 18

rightfully upon the meschef of Fortune, sin thou hast yit thy
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 19

beste thinges? Certes, yit liveth in good point thilke precious
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 51

thus with al thy fortune, sin thou hast yit thy beste thinges. But
15+

Fortune: 32

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve! [continues next]
12

Fortune: 34

Frend of effect, and frend of countenaunce; [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 47

My lore is bet than wikke is thy grevaunce,
15+

Fortune: 48

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve. [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 49

Thy lore I dampne, hit is adversitee. [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 41

How many have I refused to sustene,
15+

Fortune: 33

[continues previous] I have thee taught divisioun bi-twene
15+

Fortune: 49

[continues previous] Thy lore I dampne, hit is adversitee.
11

Fortune: 42

Sin I thee fostred have in thy plesaunce!
11

Physician's Tale: 219

Which I have fostred up with swich plesaunce,
15+

Fortune: 47

My lore is bet than wikke is thy grevaunce,
10

Merchant's Tale: 822

That haddest him for thy ful frend receyved? [continues next]
11

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 51

thus with al thy fortune, sin thou hast yit thy beste thinges. But [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 32

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve! [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 40

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve. [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 48

And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve.
10

Merchant's Tale: 822

[continues previous] That haddest him for thy ful frend receyved? [continues next]
10

Merchant's Tale: 823

[continues previous] And now thou hast biraft him bothe hise yën, [continues next]
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 18

rightfully upon the meschef of Fortune, sin thou hast yit thy [continues next]
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 19

beste thinges? Certes, yit liveth in good point thilke precious [continues next]
11

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 51

[continues previous] thus with al thy fortune, sin thou hast yit thy beste thinges. But [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 32

[continues previous] And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve! [continues next]
10

Fortune: 34

Frend of effect, and frend of countenaunce; [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 40

[continues previous] And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve. [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 49

Thy lore I dampne, hit is adversitee.
10

Merchant's Tale: 822

[continues previous] That haddest him for thy ful frend receyved?
10

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 18

[continues previous] rightfully upon the meschef of Fortune, sin thou hast yit thy
11

Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 4: 51

[continues previous] thus with al thy fortune, sin thou hast yit thy beste thinges. But
15+

Fortune: 32

[continues previous] And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve!
15+

Fortune: 33

[continues previous] I have thee taught divisioun bi-twene
15+

Fortune: 40

[continues previous] And eek thou hast thy beste frend alyve.
15+

Fortune: 41

[continues previous] How many have I refused to sustene,
14

Fortune: 51

That I thy frendes knowe, I thanke hit thee.
14

Clerk's Tale: 1013

At Boloigne have I kept hem prively; [continues next]
11

Pardoner's Tale: 626

Lat cutte hem of, I wol thee helpe hem carie; [continues next]
11

Book of the Duchesse: 561

I thanke thee that thou woldest so,
11

Book of the Duchesse: 562

But hit may never the rather be do.
14

Fortune: 52

Tak hem agayn, lat hem go lye on presse!
14

Clerk's Tale: 1013

[continues previous] At Boloigne have I kept hem prively;
14

Clerk's Tale: 1014

[continues previous] Tak hem agayn, for now maystow nat seye
11

Pardoner's Tale: 626

[continues previous] Lat cutte hem of, I wol thee helpe hem carie;
15+

Fortune: 56

In general, this reule may nat fayle.
15+

Fortune: 64

In general, this reule may nat fayle. [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 72

In general, this reule may nat fayle.
15+

Fortune: 57

Thou pinchest at my mutabilitee,
15+

Fortune: 63

[continues previous] Right so mot I kythen my brotelnesse.
11

Fortune: 61

The see may ebbe and flowen more or lesse;
11

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 299

Ne never wil I seen it shyne or reyne; [continues next]
13

Fortune: 62

The welkne hath might to shyne, reyne, or hayle;
13

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 299

[continues previous] Ne never wil I seen it shyne or reyne; [continues next]
15+

Fortune: 63

Right so mot I kythen my brotelnesse.
15+

Fortune: 57

Thou pinchest at my mutabilitee, [continues next]
13

Fortune: 73

Princes, I prey you of your gentilesse, [continues next]
12

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 299

[continues previous] Ne never wil I seen it shyne or reyne;
12

Troilus and Criseyde 4: 300

[continues previous] But ende I wil, as Edippe, in derknesse
15+

Fortune: 64

In general, this reule may nat fayle.
15+

Fortune: 56

[continues previous] In general, this reule may nat fayle.
15+

Fortune: 72

[continues previous] In general, this reule may nat fayle. [continues next]
14

Fortune: 65

Lo, thexecucion of the magestee
14

Fortune: 73

[continues previous] Princes, I prey you of your gentilesse,
15+

Fortune: 72

In general, this reule may nat fayle.
15+

Fortune: 56

In general, this reule may nat fayle.
15+

Fortune: 64

In general, this reule may nat fayle. [continues next]
14

Fortune: 73

Princes, I prey you of your gentilesse,
12

Compleynt of Mars: 279

Wherfor I prey yow, of your gentilesse,
13

Fortune: 63

[continues previous] Right so mot I kythen my brotelnesse.
14

Fortune: 65

[continues previous] Lo, thexecucion of the magestee
11

Fortune: 74

Lat nat this man on me thus crye and pleyne,
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 6421

Don Iugement on me; for I [continues next]
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 6422

Shal gon and pleyne me openly [continues next]
13

Fortune: 75

And I shal quyte you your bisinesse
13

Clerk's Tale: 115

For sith I shal forgoon my libertee [continues next]
13

Clerk's Tale: 116

At your requeste, as ever moot I thryve, [continues next]
11

Romaunt of the Rose: 6422

[continues previous] Shal gon and pleyne me openly
13

Fortune: 76

At my requeste, as three of you or tweyne;
13

Clerk's Tale: 115

[continues previous] For sith I shal forgoon my libertee
13

Clerk's Tale: 116

[continues previous] At your requeste, as ever moot I thryve,
10

Legend of Phyllis: 96

As I reherse shal a word or tweyne. [continues next]
10

Fortune: 77

And, but you list releve him of his peyne,
10

Legend of Phyllis: 97

[continues previous] Me list nat vouche-sauf on him to swinke,