Canterbury Tales

2003

He sette nat his benefice to hyre

510
And leet his sheep encombred in the myre
And ran to Londoun unto Seinte Poules
To seken hym a chaunterie for soules,
Or with a bretherhed to been witholde;
But dwelt at hoom, and kepte wel his folde,
Parson

2007

In al the parisshe wif ne was ther noon

That to the offrynge bifore hire sholde
goon;
And if ther dide, certeyn so wrooth was
she,
That she was out of alle charitee
Wife of bath
2008
And whan he rood, men myghte his brydel heere
Gynglen in a whistlynge wynd als cleere,
And eek as loude, as dooth the chapel belle,
Ther as this lord was keper of the celle.
Monk
Iv
With frankeleyne over all in his countree
With rich farmers all over his country
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2009

Therfore he was a prikasour aright:

190
Grehoundes he hadde, as swift as fowel in
flight;
Of prikyng and of huntyng for the hare
Was al his lust, for no cost wolde he spare.
I seigh his sleves purfiled at the hond
Monk