Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ...Percy society, 1965 - English literature |
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... tale wil I telle , Have me excused if that I speke amys ; My wil is good ; and thereto my tale is this . " 10310 10320 THE SQUYERES TALE . AT Sarray , in the lond of Tartary , Ther dwelled a kyng that werryed Russy , 10316 of love ...
... tale wil I telle , Have me excused if that I speke amys ; My wil is good ; and thereto my tale is this . " 10310 10320 THE SQUYERES TALE . AT Sarray , in the lond of Tartary , Ther dwelled a kyng that werryed Russy , 10316 of love ...
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... tale of the Doctor of Physick . In two MSS . quoted by Tyrwhitt there is a mere colophon to the effect , Here endeth the Frankeleyns Tale , and biginneth the Phisiciens Tale without a prologe . Other MSS . have different prologues ...
... tale of the Doctor of Physick . In two MSS . quoted by Tyrwhitt there is a mere colophon to the effect , Here endeth the Frankeleyns Tale , and biginneth the Phisiciens Tale without a prologe . Other MSS . have different prologues ...
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... tale has no prologue in the Harl . MS . , and in other of the best copies of the Canterbury Tales . The prologue here given is from Tyrwhitt , who observes , — “ The tale of the Shipman in the best MSS . has no prologue . What has been ...
... tale has no prologue in the Harl . MS . , and in other of the best copies of the Canterbury Tales . The prologue here given is from Tyrwhitt , who observes , — “ The tale of the Shipman in the best MSS . has no prologue . What has been ...
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