Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Romaunt of the Rose to Geoffrey Chaucer
Summary
Geoffrey Chaucer Romaunt of the Rose has 7698 lines, and 3% of them have strong matches at magnitude 15+ in Geoffrey Chaucer. 52% of the lines have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14. 45% of the lines have no match. On average, each line has 0.04 strong matches and 1.6 weak matches.
Romaunt of the Rose
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 107
y-graunted and received, that is to seyn, that ther nis no free wille, [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 3: 107
[continues previous] y-graunted and received, that is to seyn, that ther nis no free wille,
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Parson's Tale: 90
... to conseille thee, and eek thou shalt nat shryve thee for veyne glorie, ne for ypocrisye, ne for no cause, but only for the doute of Iesu Crist and the hele of thy soule. Thou shalt nat eek renne to the preest sodeynly, to tellen him lightly thy sinne, as who-so telleth a Iape or a tale, but avysely and with greet devocioun. And generally, shryve thee ofte. If thou ofte falle, ofte thou aryse by confessioun. And thogh thou shryve thee ofter than ones of sinne, of which thou hast be shriven, it is the more merite. And, as seith seint Augustin, thou shalt ... [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 90
[continues previous] ... thee, and eek thou shalt nat shryve thee for veyne glorie, ne for ypocrisye, ne for no cause, but only for the doute of Iesu Crist and the hele of thy soule. Thou shalt nat eek renne to the preest sodeynly, to tellen him lightly thy sinne, as who-so telleth a Iape or a tale, but avysely and with greet devocioun. And generally, shryve thee ofte. If thou ofte falle, ofte thou aryse by confessioun. And thogh thou shryve thee ofter than ones of sinne, of which thou hast be shriven, it is the more merite. And, as seith seint Augustin, thou shalt have ...
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Parson's Tale: 104
Now preye I to hem alle that herkne this litel tretis or rede, that if ther be any thing in it that lyketh hem, that ther-of they thanken oure lord Iesu Crist, of whom procedeth al wit and al goodnesse. And if ther be any thing that displese hem, I preye hem also that they arrette it to the defaute of myn unconninge, and nat to my wil, that wolde ful fayn ... [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 104
[continues previous] Now preye I to hem alle that herkne this litel tretis or rede, that if ther be any thing in it that lyketh hem, that ther-of they thanken oure lord Iesu Crist, of whom procedeth al wit and al goodnesse. And if ther be any thing that displese hem, I preye hem also that they arrette it to the defaute of myn unconninge, and nat to my wil, ...
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 119
[continues previous] That from the panter and the net ben scaped,
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Parson's Tale: 88
... confessioun, that if thou have lycence for to shryve thee to a discreet and an honeste preest, where thee lyketh, and by lycence of thy curat, that thou ne mayst wel shryve thee to him of alle thy sinnes. But lat no blotte be bihinde; lat no sinne been untold, as fer as thou hast remembraunce. And whan thou shalt be shriven to thy curat, telle him eek alle the sinnes that thou hast doon sin thou were last y-shriven; this is no wikked entente of divisioun of shrifte.
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Parson's Tale: 34
... to his neighebor. For soothly, almost al the harm that any man dooth to his neighebore comth of wratthe. For certes, outrageous wratthe doth al that evere the devel him comaundeth; for he ne spareth neither Crist, ne his swete mooder. And in his outrageous anger and Ire, allas! allas! ful many oon at that tyme feleth in his herte ful wikkedly, bothe of Crist and of alle hise halwes. Is nat this a cursed vice? Yis, certes. Allas! it binimeth from man his wit and his resoun, and al his debonaire lyf espirituel that sholde kepen his soule. Certes, it binimeth eek goddes ...
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Consolatione Philosophie 1 Metre 1: 13
deeth of men is weleful that ne cometh not in yeres that ben
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Consolatione Philosophie 1 Prose 6: 11
wot wel that god, maker and mayster, is governour of his werk. [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Metre 6: 19
hete; that is to seyn, alle the poeples in the south. But yit ne [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 1 Prose 6: 12
[continues previous] Ne never nas yit day that mighte putte me out of the sothnesse
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Metre 6: 19
[continues previous] hete; that is to seyn, alle the poeples in the south. But yit ne
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Parson's Tale: 59
... governaunce. Of this comth poverte and destruccioun, bothe of spirituel and temporel thinges. Thanne comth a manere coldnesse, that freseth al the herte of man. Thanne comth undevocioun, thurgh which a man is so blent, as seith Seint Bernard, and hath swiche langour in soule, that he may neither rede ne singe in holy chirche, ne here ne thinke of no devocioun, ne travaille with hise handes in no good werk, that it nis him unsavory and al apalled. Thanne wexeth he slow and slombry, and sone wol be wrooth, and sone is enclyned to hate and to envye. Thanne comth the sinne of worldly sorwe, ... [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 59
[continues previous] ... of hir owene governaunce. Of this comth poverte and destruccioun, bothe of spirituel and temporel thinges. Thanne comth a manere coldnesse, that freseth al the herte of man. Thanne comth undevocioun, thurgh which a man is so blent, as seith Seint Bernard, and hath swiche langour in soule, that he may neither rede ne singe in holy chirche, ne here ne thinke of no devocioun, ne travaille with hise handes in no good werk, that it nis him unsavory and al apalled. Thanne wexeth he slow and slombry, and sone wol be wrooth, and sone is enclyned to hate and to envye. Thanne comth the sinne of worldly sorwe, ...
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 6: 14
to seyn, fro tyme passed in-to tyme cominge; ne ther nis no-thing [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 6: 15
establisshed in tyme that may enbracen to-gider al the space of [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 10: 24
[continues previous] veyn and inparfit, ther may no man doute that ther nis som
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 6: 15
[continues previous] establisshed in tyme that may enbracen to-gider al the space of
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 6: 15
establisshed in tyme that may enbracen to-gider al the space of [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 15
... womman ful good and trewe. Or elles per-aventure the entente of Salomon was this; that, as in sovereyn bountee, he fond no womman; this is to seyn, that ther is no wight that hath sovereyn bountee save god allone; as he him-self recordeth in his Evaungelie. For ther nis no creature so good that him ne wanteth somwhat of the perfeccioun of god, that is his maker. Your thridde resoun is this: ye seyn that "if ye governe yow by my conseil, it sholde seme that ye hadde yeve me the maistrie and the lordshipe over your persone." Sir, save your ... [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 15
[continues previous] ... founden many a womman ful good and trewe. Or elles per-aventure the entente of Salomon was this; that, as in sovereyn bountee, he fond no womman; this is to seyn, that ther is no wight that hath sovereyn bountee save god allone; as he him-self recordeth in his Evaungelie. For ther nis no creature so good that him ne wanteth somwhat of the perfeccioun of god, that is his maker. Your thridde resoun is this: ye seyn that "if ye governe yow by my conseil, it sholde seme that ye hadde yeve me the maistrie and the lordshipe over your persone." Sir, save ... [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 42
... for "thinges that been folily doon, and that been in hope of fortune, shullen never come to good ende." And as the same Senek seith: "the more cleer and the more shyning that fortune is, the more brotil and the sonner broken she is." Trusteth nat in hir, for she nis nat stidefast ne stable; for whan thow trowest to be most seur or siker of hir help, she wol faille thee and deceyve thee. And wher-as ye seyn that fortune hath norissed yow fro your childhede, I seye, that in so muchel shul ye the lasse truste in hir and ... [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 56
... and forsake sinne: thurgh which despeir or drede he abaundoneth al his herte to every maner sinne, as seith seint Augustin. Which dampnable sinne, if that it continue un-to his ende, it is cleped sinning in the holy gost. This horrible sinne is so perilous, that he that is despeired, ther nis no felonye ne no sinne that he douteth for to do; as shewed wel by Iudas. Certes, aboven alle sinnes thanne is this sinne most displesant to Crist, and most adversarie. Soothly, he that despeireth him is lyk the coward champioun recreant, that seith creant withoute nede. Allas! allas! nedeles is he recreant and ... [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 1: 52
she hath forsaken thee, ne ther nis no man siker that she ne [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 11: 92
ne ther nis no man that ne wot wel that they ne [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 1: 23
ther nis no wight that may merveylen y-nough, ne compleine, [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 6: 194
by adversitees; and of alle thinges ther nis no doute, that [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Metre 3: 7
to-gidere? But ther nis no discord to the verray thinges, but they [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 4: 139
how so that this knowinge is universel, yet nis ther no wight that [continues next]
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Melibee's Tale: 15
[continues previous] ... and trewe. Or elles per-aventure the entente of Salomon was this; that, as in sovereyn bountee, he fond no womman; this is to seyn, that ther is no wight that hath sovereyn bountee save god allone; as he him-self recordeth in his Evaungelie. For ther nis no creature so good that him ne wanteth somwhat of the perfeccioun of god, that is his maker. Your thridde resoun is this: ye seyn that "if ye governe yow by my conseil, it sholde seme that ye hadde yeve me the maistrie and the lordshipe over your persone." Sir, save your grace, it is nat so. ...
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Melibee's Tale: 42
[continues previous] ... the word of Senek: for "thinges that been folily doon, and that been in hope of fortune, shullen never come to good ende." And as the same Senek seith: "the more cleer and the more shyning that fortune is, the more brotil and the sonner broken she is." Trusteth nat in hir, for she nis nat stidefast ne stable; for whan thow trowest to be most seur or siker of hir help, she wol faille thee and deceyve thee. And wher-as ye seyn that fortune hath norissed yow fro your childhede, I seye, that in so muchel shul ye the lasse truste in hir and in hir wit. ...
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Parson's Tale: 56
[continues previous] ... wolde repenten him and forsake sinne: thurgh which despeir or drede he abaundoneth al his herte to every maner sinne, as seith seint Augustin. Which dampnable sinne, if that it continue un-to his ende, it is cleped sinning in the holy gost. This horrible sinne is so perilous, that he that is despeired, ther nis no felonye ne no sinne that he douteth for to do; as shewed wel by Iudas. Certes, aboven alle sinnes thanne is this sinne most displesant to Crist, and most adversarie. Soothly, he that despeireth him is lyk the coward champioun recreant, that seith creant withoute nede. Allas! allas! nedeles is he recreant and nedeles despeired. ...
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 6: 194
[continues previous] by adversitees; and of alle thinges ther nis no doute, that
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Consolatione Philosophie 4 Prose 6: 195
[continues previous] they ne ben don rightfully and ordenely, to the profit of hem to
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Metre 3: 6
[continues previous] and devyded, ne that they ne wolen nat be medeled ne coupled
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 4: 139
[continues previous] how so that this knowinge is universel, yet nis ther no wight that
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Parson's Tale: 10
... certes, delyces been after the appetytes of the fyve wittes, as sighte, heringe, smellinge, savoringe, and touchinge. But in helle hir sighte shal be ful of derknesse and of smoke, and therfore ful of teres; and hir heringe, ful of waymentinge and of grintinge of teeth, as seith Iesu Crist; hir nosethirles shullen be ful of stinkinge stink. And as seith Isaye the prophete: 'hir savoring shal be ful of bitter galle.' And touchinge of al hir body, y-covered with 'fyr that nevere shal quenche, and with wormes that nevere shul dyen,' as god seith by the mouth of Isaye. And ... [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 50
... is a vertu that suffreth swetely every mannes goodnesse, and is nat wrooth for noon harm that is doon to him. The philosophre seith, that 'pacience is thilke vertu that suffreth debonairely alle the outrages of adversitee and every wikked word.' This vertu maketh a man lyk to god, and maketh him goddes owene dere child, as seith Crist. This vertu disconfiteth thyn enemy. And therfore seith the wyse man, 'if thou wolt venquisse thyn enemy, lerne to suffre.' And thou shalt understonde, that man suffreth foure manere of grevances in outward thinges, agayns the whiche foure he moot have foure ... [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 5: 13
[continues previous] swich thing as is transferred fram o man to another ne may nat
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Prose 5: 14
[continues previous] maketh folk blisful, right on that same syde noun-power entreth
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Parson's Tale: 6
... of this tree is Contricion, that hydeth him in the herte of him that is verray repentant, right as the rote of a tree hydeth him in the erthe. Of the rote of Contricion springeth a stalke, that bereth braunches and leves of Confession, and fruit of Satisfaccion. For which Crist seith in his gospel: 'dooth digne fruit of Penitence'; for by this fruit may men knowe this tree, and nat by the rote that is hid in the herte of man, ne by the braunches ne by the leves of Confession. And therefore oure Lord Iesu Crist seith thus: 'by the fruit of ...
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Parson's Tale: 10
[continues previous] ... alle manere delyces; for certes, delyces been after the appetytes of the fyve wittes, as sighte, heringe, smellinge, savoringe, and touchinge. But in helle hir sighte shal be ful of derknesse and of smoke, and therfore ful of teres; and hir heringe, ful of waymentinge and of grintinge of teeth, as seith Iesu Crist; hir nosethirles shullen be ful of stinkinge stink. And as seith Isaye the prophete: 'hir savoring shal be ful of bitter galle.' And touchinge of al hir body, y-covered with 'fyr that nevere shal quenche, and with wormes that nevere shul dyen,' as god seith by the mouth of Isaye. ...
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Parson's Tale: 42
... thanne speken of chydinge and reproche, whiche been ful grete woundes in mannes herte; for they unsowen the semes of frendshipe in mannes herte. For certes, unnethes may a man pleynly been accorded with him that hath him openly revyled and repreved in disclaundre. This is a ful grisly sinne, as Crist seith in the gospel. And tak kepe now, that he that repreveth his neighebor, outher he repreveth him by som harm of peyne that he hath on his body, as 'mesel,' 'croked harlot,' or by som sinne that he dooth. Now if he repreve him by harm of peyne, thanne turneth the ...
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Parson's Tale: 50
[continues previous] ... every mannes goodnesse, and is nat wrooth for noon harm that is doon to him. The philosophre seith, that 'pacience is thilke vertu that suffreth debonairely alle the outrages of adversitee and every wikked word.' This vertu maketh a man lyk to god, and maketh him goddes owene dere child, as seith Crist. This vertu disconfiteth thyn enemy. And therfore seith the wyse man, 'if thou wolt venquisse thyn enemy, lerne to suffre.' And thou shalt understonde, that man suffreth foure manere of grevances in outward thinges, agayns the whiche foure he moot have foure manere of paciences.
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 85
pryde and veine glorie, how a man scornede festivaly and merily [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 85
[continues previous] pryde and veine glorie, how a man scornede festivaly and merily [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 88
verray vertu but for proud veine glorie, had taken up-on him
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Consolatione Philosophie 1 Prose 1: 15
perdurable matere; the whiche clothes she hadde woven with hir [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 12
... And al this suffred Iesu Crist, that nevere forfeted. And therfore resonably may be seyd of Iesu in this manere: 'to muchel am I peyned for the thinges that I nevere deserved, and to muche defouled for shend-shipe that man is worthy to have.' And therfore may the sinful man wel seye, as seith seint Bernard: 'acursed be the bitternesse of my sinne, for which ther moste be suffred so muchel bitternesse.' For certes, after the diverse discordances of oure wikkednesses, was the passion of Iesu Crist ordeyned in diverse thinges, as thus. Certes, sinful mannes soule is bitraysed of the devel by coveitise of temporel prosperitee, and ... [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 12
[continues previous] ... passion. And al this suffred Iesu Crist, that nevere forfeted. And therfore resonably may be seyd of Iesu in this manere: 'to muchel am I peyned for the thinges that I nevere deserved, and to muche defouled for shend-shipe that man is worthy to have.' And therfore may the sinful man wel seye, as seith seint Bernard: 'acursed be the bitternesse of my sinne, for which ther moste be suffred so muchel bitternesse.' For certes, after the diverse discordances of oure wikkednesses, was the passion of Iesu Crist ordeyned in diverse thinges, as thus. Certes, sinful mannes soule is bitraysed of ...
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Metre 2: 27
path, ther-as it is wont aryse. Alle thinges seken ayein to hir [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 3 Metre 2: 27
[continues previous] path, ther-as it is wont aryse. Alle thinges seken ayein to hir
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Consolatione Philosophie 5 Prose 4: 75
necessitee. For certes, I ne trowe nat that any man wolde seyn
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Legend of Good Women Prologue A: 435
That never yit, sith that the world was newe, [continues next]
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Legend of Good Women Prologue B: 445
That never yit, sith that the world was newe, [continues next]
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Parson's Tale: 28
Now been ther generale signes of gentilesse; as eschewinge of vyce and ribaudye and servage of sinne, in word, in werk, and contenance; and usinge vertu, curteisye, and clennesse, and to be liberal, that is to seyn, large by mesure; for thilke that passeth mesure is folye and sinne. Another is, to remembre him of bountee that he of other folk hath receyved. Another is, to be benigne to hise goode subgetis; wherfore, as seith Senek, 'ther is no-thing more covenable to a man of heigh estaat than debonairetee and pitee. And therfore thise flyes ...
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Canterbury Tales Prologue: 153
[continues previous] Hir mouth ful smal, and ther-to softe and reed;
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Consolatione Philosophie 1 Prose 1: 15
perdurable matere; the whiche clothes she hadde woven with hir [continues next]
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Consolatione Philosophie 1 Prose 1: 16
owene hondes, as I knew wel after by hir-self, declaringe and [continues next]
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