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Page xvi
The idea of thus joining together a number of stories by means of a connecting
narrative , or frame , appears to have originated in the East ; but long before the
time of Chaucer it had been made popular in Europe by the Disciplina Clericalis
of ...
The idea of thus joining together a number of stories by means of a connecting
narrative , or frame , appears to have originated in the East ; but long before the
time of Chaucer it had been made popular in Europe by the Disciplina Clericalis
of ...
Page xxi
This latter portion appears to have been left unfinished , for the Squieres Tale
breaks off abruptly in the middle , which is the more to be regretted , as it is one of
Chaucer ' s best stories , and it is a story not found elsewhere . It appears by its ...
This latter portion appears to have been left unfinished , for the Squieres Tale
breaks off abruptly in the middle , which is the more to be regretted , as it is one of
Chaucer ' s best stories , and it is a story not found elsewhere . It appears by its ...
Page 8
Of smal coral aboute hire arme sche baar A peire of bedes gaudid al with grene ;
And theron heng a broch of gold ful schene , 152 160 149 . — men smot . The
word men , used in this phrase , appears here construed with a singular verb , as
...
Of smal coral aboute hire arme sche baar A peire of bedes gaudid al with grene ;
And theron heng a broch of gold ful schene , 152 160 149 . — men smot . The
word men , used in this phrase , appears here construed with a singular verb , as
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