The Ellesmere Ms. of Chaucer
The Ellesmere Ms. of Chaucer

The Ellesmere Ms. of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Volume 2; V. 8; V. 16; V. 26; V. 32; V. 38; V. 50 by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Ellesmere Ms. of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Volume 2; V. 8; V. 16; V. 26; V. 32; V. 38; V. 50
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Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Page Count: 240 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: Pdf
ISBN: 9781231029671
Download Link: The Ellesmere Ms. of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Volume 2; V. 8; V. 16; V. 26; V. 32; V. 38; V. 50
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 Excerpt: ...for to dye than assente 1384 To heen oppressed / of hir maydenhede Why sholde I thanne / to dye been in dredo Lo eek / the tiraunt Aristoclides note, p. 499 That loued a mayden / heet Stymphalides 1388 Whan that hir fader / slayn was ou a nyght1 Vn to Dianes temple / goth she right1 And hente the y mage / in hir handes two ffro which y mage / wolde she neuere go 1392 No wight / ne myghte hir handes of it arace Til she was slayn / right in the selue place IT Now sith fat maydens / hadden swich despit1 To been defouled / with mannes foul delit1 1396 Wel oghte a wyf / rather hir scluen slee Than be defouled / as it thynketh me What shal I seyn / of Hasdrubales wyf Latin note, p. 4931 That at Cartage / birafte hir self hir lyf 1400 ffor whan she saugh / that Romayns wan the toun She took hir children alle / and skipte adoun In to the fyr / and chees rather to dye Than any Romayu / dide hire vileynye 1404 Hath nat Lucressc / yslayn hir self allas Latin note, p. 499 At Rome / whan she oppressed was Of Tarquyn / for hire thoughte it was a shame To lyuen / whan she had lost hir name 1408 The seuene maydens / of Melesie also Latin note, p. 4993 Han slayn hem self / for drede and wo Rather than folk of Gawle / hem sholde oppresse Mo than a thousand stories / as I gesso 1412 Koude I now telle / as touchynge this mateere Whan habradate was slayn / his wyf so deere Hirseluen slow / and leet hir blood to glyde In habradates woundes depo and wyde 1416 Group F. 4. Franklin's Tale, Ellesmere MS. And seyde my body / at the leeste way Ther shal no wight / defoulen if I may IT What sholde I / mo ensamples heer of sayn Sith that so manye / han hem seluen slayn 1420 Wel rather / than they wolde defouled be peaf iss I wol conclude / that it is bet for...

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