THE POETICAL WORKS OF GEOFF. CHAUCER. IN FOURTEEN VOLUMES. THE MISCELLANEOUS PIECES From Urry's Edition 1721, THE CANTERBURY TALES From Tyrwhitt's Edition 1775. Grete well CHAUCER whan ye mete--- Of ditees and of fonges glade, The which he---made, The londe fullfilled is over all. GOWER. My maifter CHAUCER---chiefe poete of Bretayne---- Sith of our langage he was the lode-fierre---- The gold dewe dropys of ipeche and eloquence The honour of English tong is dede--- My mayfler CHAUCER, floure of eloquence, Univerfel fadir in fcience--- LYDGATE. This londis verray trefour and richefe--- The firfte fynder of our fayre langage. OCCLEVE. Venerabill CHAUCER, principall poete but pere, Hevinly trumpet, orlege and regulere, In eloquence balme, copdigt and diall, O reverend CHAUCER: role of rethouris all, That raife in Brittane evir, quha reidis right VOL. III. EDINBURG: DOUGLAS. DUNBAR. AT THE Apollo Press, BY THE MARTINS. THE POETICAL WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER. VOL. III. CONTAINING HIS CANTERBURY TALES, viz. THE WIF OF BATHES TALE, THE SOMPNOURES TALE, THE CLERKES TALE, &c. &c. &c. But natheles certain I can right now no thrifty Tale fain, Hath fayd hem in fwiche English as he can In book, he hath fayd hem in another--- Who fo that wol his large Volume feke. TALES, ver. 44654 On Fame's eternal bead-roll worthy to be fil'd---- CHAUCER, him who firft with harmony inform'd The language of our fathers... His legends blithe He fang of love or knighthood, or the wiles Of homely life, thro' each eflate and age Him who in times----- Dark and untaught began with charming verfe To tame the rudeness of his native land. EDINBURG: AXENSIDE. AT THE Apollo Prefs, BY THE MARTINS. |