Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 26Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1851 - English literature |
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Page 108
... devel , that is to sayn , the develes bely , with which he bloweth in man the fuyr of fleisschly concupiscence ; and after that a man bythink him whethir he wol don it or non , thilke thing to which he is tempted , And thanne if that a ...
... devel , that is to sayn , the develes bely , with which he bloweth in man the fuyr of fleisschly concupiscence ; and after that a man bythink him whethir he wol don it or non , thilke thing to which he is tempted , And thanne if that a ...
Page 109
... devel , in this maner ; the feend saith , I wol chace and pursewe the man by wickid suggestiouns , and I wil hent him by moevyng and steryng of synne , and I wil parte my prise , or my pray , by deliberacioun , and my lust schal be ...
... devel , in this maner ; the feend saith , I wol chace and pursewe the man by wickid suggestiouns , and I wil hent him by moevyng and steryng of synne , and I wil parte my prise , or my pray , by deliberacioun , and my lust schal be ...
Page 117
... poeple by hardynesse of lordschipe , or by way of offices ; for certes , suche lordes selle thanne here lord- schipe to the devel of helle , whan thay susteyne the wickidnes of here meyné . Or elles , whan these THE PERSONES TALE . 117.
... poeple by hardynesse of lordschipe , or by way of offices ; for certes , suche lordes selle thanne here lord- schipe to the devel of helle , whan thay susteyne the wickidnes of here meyné . Or elles , whan these THE PERSONES TALE . 117.
Page 124
... though so be that the devel hadde never Pater noster , but that lewed men calle it so . Som tyme it 18 impacience . The Harl . MS . reads insapiens . cometh of ire of privé hate , that norischeth rancour 124 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
... though so be that the devel hadde never Pater noster , but that lewed men calle it so . Som tyme it 18 impacience . The Harl . MS . reads insapiens . cometh of ire of privé hate , that norischeth rancour 124 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
Page 125
... devel , that waytith both night and day to accuse us alle . Thanne cometh malignité , thurgh which a man annoyeth his neighebor prively if he may , and if he may not , algate his wikked wille schal nought wante , as for to brenne his ...
... devel , that waytith both night and day to accuse us alle . Thanne cometh malignité , thurgh which a man annoyeth his neighebor prively if he may , and if he may not , algate his wikked wille schal nought wante , as for to brenne his ...
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