The Preface to the FablesUniversity Press, 1912 - 36 sivua |
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... Wife of Baths Tale , The Cock and the Fox , which I have translated , and some others , I may justly give our Countryman the Precedence in that Part ; since I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his . Both of them understood ...
... Wife of Baths Tale , The Cock and the Fox , which I have translated , and some others , I may justly give our Countryman the Precedence in that Part ; since I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his . Both of them understood ...
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... Wife of Bathe . But enough of this : There is such a Variety of Game springing up before me , that I am distracted in my Choice , and know not which to follow . ' Tis sufficient to say according to the Proverb , that . here is God's ...
... Wife of Bathe . But enough of this : There is such a Variety of Game springing up before me , that I am distracted in my Choice , and know not which to follow . ' Tis sufficient to say according to the Proverb , that . here is God's ...
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... Wife : Wincing she was , as is a jolly Colt , Long as a Mast , and upright as a Bolt . I have almost done with Chaucer , when I have answer'd some Objections relating to my present Work . I find some People are offended that I have turn ...
... Wife : Wincing she was , as is a jolly Colt , Long as a Mast , and upright as a Bolt . I have almost done with Chaucer , when I have answer'd some Objections relating to my present Work . I find some People are offended that I have turn ...
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... Light , for every Man to judge betwixt them . Chaucer first , and amongst the rest , pitch'd on the I translated Wife of Bath's Tale ; not daring , as I have said , to 21 that and this rom ated e to tter e PREFACE TO FABLES 21.
... Light , for every Man to judge betwixt them . Chaucer first , and amongst the rest , pitch'd on the I translated Wife of Bath's Tale ; not daring , as I have said , to 21 that and this rom ated e to tter e PREFACE TO FABLES 21.
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... Wife of Bath Tale , that when I took up Boccace , unawares I fell o the same Argument of preferring Virtue to Nobility o Blood , and Titles , in the Story of Sigismonda ; whic I had certainly avoided for the Resemblance of th two ...
... Wife of Bath Tale , that when I took up Boccace , unawares I fell o the same Argument of preferring Virtue to Nobility o Blood , and Titles , in the Story of Sigismonda ; whic I had certainly avoided for the Resemblance of th two ...
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Aeneid appear'd Baucis and Philemon Beauty behold blow boast Boccace brave breast breath call'd Canterbury Tales charms Chaucer cheeks circling hours command Dæmon dart dead dear Death Death Wrecks deed Doctor doth Dryden e'en e'er ev'ry fair Fame fatal Fate fear feel fierce fond fool form'd Fungus gain'd give glory grace grave heard heart Honour hour Iliad impart JACK Lady LAPWING learn'd length Life's ling'ring liv'd live Love man's mortal ne'er never night nought Numbers o'er Ogilby Ovid pain pass'd pleasure PLUTUS Poet pride Prince of Condé proud rich round sage scene sense smile soon spirits Squire strife tale tell thee There's thing thought Tis true toil TOM HIGGINS translated turn'd Twas twere twill us'd verse Virgil Virtue wait wealth wife Wife of Bathe wish wish'd word yield