English Life and Manners in the Later Middle Ages

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G. Routledge & Sons, limited, 1913 - 352 sivua
 

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Sivu 253 - The English are great lovers of themselves, and of everything belonging to them. They think that there are no other men than themselves, and no other world but England; and, whenever they see a handsome foreigner, they say that he looks like an Englishman...
Sivu 100 - Spain, and witnessed the great haughtiness of the English, who are affable to no other nation than their own ; nor could any of the gentlemen of Gascony or Aquitaine, though they had ruined themselves by their wars, obtain office or appointment in their own country ; for the English said they were neither on a level with them nor worthy of their society, which made the Gascons very indignant, as they showed on the first opportunity that presented itself.
Sivu 53 - That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversitee ful pacient; And swich he was y-preved ofte sythes.
Sivu 194 - In hope to stonden in his lady grace. Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede. 90 Singinge he was, or floytinge, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May.
Sivu 238 - Being assoiled of this crying sin, St. John takes William to a fire "grete and styngkyng," in which he sees people burning in their gay clothes. " I saw some with collars of gold about their necks, and some of silver, and some men I saw with gay girdles of silver and gold, and...
Sivu 234 - A sak of strawe were there ryght good, Ffor som must lyg theym8 in theyr hood ; I had as lefe be in the wood, Without mete or drynk ; For when that we shall go to bedde, The pumpe was nygh cure beddes hede, A man were as good to be dede As smell thereof the stynk ! 1 malmsey.
Sivu 258 - ... be acquitted in due manner. And if they will not obey the arrest, they shall levy hue and cry upon them, and such as keep the watch shall follow with hue and cry with all the town and the towns near, and so hue and cry shall be made from town to town, until that they be taken and delivered to the sheriff as before is said ; and for the arrestments of such strangers none shall be punished.
Sivu 253 - In addition to their civil speeches, they have the incredible courtesy of remaining with their heads uncovered, with an admirable grace, whilst they talk to each other.
Sivu 116 - I am sory therof, and will amend itt. Wherefor I beseche yow to forgeve me, and that ye bere none hevynesse in your hert ayens me, for your displeasans shuld be to hevy to me to indure with.
Sivu 258 - And further it is commanded that every man have in his house harness for to keep the peace after the ancient assize 1 ; that is to .say, every man between fifteen years of age and sixty years, shall be assessed and sworn to armour according to the quantity of their lands and goods ; that is to wit, from fifteen...

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