 | 1793 - 768 pages
...undertake^ But Inked holwe, and thcrto foberly. Fui ¡hredbare was his ovcrcft courtcpy, For he hadde gcten him yet no benefice, Ne was nought worldly to have an office ; For him was lever han at his beddts hcd Twenty bokes clothed in bUkc or red Of Ariftotle and his philofophie Then robe» riche,... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1794 - 382 pages
...and therto foberly. Ful thredbare svas his overeft courtepy, For he hadde geten him yet no benehce, Ne was nought worldly to have an office. For him was lever han at his bcddes hed 255 Twenty bokes clothed in blake or red, Of Ariftotle, and his philofophie, Than robes... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 794 pages
...is a rake, And he was not right fat I undertake. But loked holwe, and therto foberly . Ful thredbare was his overeft courtepy, For he hadde geten him yet...worldly to have an office ; For him was lever han at his beddes hed Twenty bokcs clothed in blake or red Of Ariflo: I. • and his philofophie Then robes riche,... | |
 | Henry John Todd - 1810 - 472 pages
...not right fat, I undertake ; 290 But loked holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overest courtepy, For he hadde geten him yet no benefice,...worldly to have an office. For him was lever han at his beddes hed 295 A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophic, Than robes... | |
 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 466 pages
...not right fat, I undertake ; 290 But loked holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overest courtepy, For he hadde geten him yet no benefice,...worldly to have an office. For him was lever han at his beddes hed 295 A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophic, Than robes... | |
 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 470 pages
...not right fat, I undertake ; 290 But loked holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overest courtepy, For he hadde geten him yet no benefice,...worldly to have an office. For him was lever han at his beddes hed 293 A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophie, Than robes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 768 pages
...right fat, I undertake , But lukril holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overest courlepy, For he hadde geten him yet no benefice, Ne was nought...worldly to have an office. For him was lever han at his beddes hed A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophie, Than robes riche,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 770 pages
...was not right fat, 1 undertake; But loked holwe, and therto soberly. Fill thredbare was bis oven i courtepy. For he hadde geten him yet no benefice,...nought worldly to have an office. For him was lever ban at his beddes hed A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophic, Than... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 766 pages
...and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was bis ovcrest courtepy, Fur he harldc geten him yet no benelicK, Ne was nought worldly to have an office. For him was lever nan at his beddes hed A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophic, Than... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...right fat, I undertake ; But loked holwe2, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overest courtepy9, For he hadde geten him yet no benefice, Ne was nought worldly to have an office. For him was lever4 han at his beddes hed A twenty bokes, clothed in black and red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophic,... | |
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Than robes riche, or fidel, or sautrie. But all be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre... 
