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... ther as I you devise . But , natheles , while I have time and space , Or that I forther in this Tale pace , Me thinketh it accordant to reson To tellen you alle the condition Of eche of hem , so as it semed me ; And whiche they weren ...
... ther as I you devise . But , natheles , while I have time and space , Or that I forther in this Tale pace , Me thinketh it accordant to reson To tellen you alle the condition Of eche of hem , so as it semed me ; And whiche they weren ...
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... Ther was also a Nonne , a Prioresse , That of hire smiling was ful simple and coy ; Hire gretest othe n'as but by Seint Eloy ; And she was cleped Madam Eglentine . Ful wel she sange the service divine , Entuned in hire nose ful swetely ...
... Ther was also a Nonne , a Prioresse , That of hire smiling was ful simple and coy ; Hire gretest othe n'as but by Seint Eloy ; And she was cleped Madam Eglentine . Ful wel she sange the service divine , Entuned in hire nose ful swetely ...
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... ther as profit shuld arise Curteis he was , and lowly of servise ; Ther n'as no man no wher so vertuous , He was the beste begger in all his hous ; And gave a certain ferme for the grant , Non of his brethren came in his haunt . For ...
... ther as profit shuld arise Curteis he was , and lowly of servise ; Ther n'as no man no wher so vertuous , He was the beste begger in all his hous ; And gave a certain ferme for the grant , Non of his brethren came in his haunt . For ...
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... ther - woned fer by West : For ought I wote , he was of Dertemouth . He rode upon a rouncie , as he couthe , All in a goun of falding to the knee . A dagger hanging by a las hadde hee About his nekke , under his arm , adoun . The hote ...
... ther - woned fer by West : For ought I wote , he was of Dertemouth . He rode upon a rouncie , as he couthe , All in a goun of falding to the knee . A dagger hanging by a las hadde hee About his nekke , under his arm , adoun . The hote ...
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... Ther was also a Reve and a Millere , A Sompnour , and a Pardoner also , A Manciple , and myself ; ther n'ere no mo . The Miller was a stout carl for the nones , Ful bigge he was of braun , and eke of bones ; That proved wel ; for over all ...
... Ther was also a Reve and a Millere , A Sompnour , and a Pardoner also , A Manciple , and myself ; ther n'ere no mo . The Miller was a stout carl for the nones , Ful bigge he was of braun , and eke of bones ; That proved wel ; for over all ...
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