Geoffrey Chaucer quotes - page 4

And of his port as meke as is a mayde. (Geoffrey Chaucer)
For iii may keep a counsel if twain be away. View quote
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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, or fidel, or sautrie. But all be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre. View quote
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For gold in phisike is a cordial; Therefore he loved gold in special. View quote
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They demen gladly to the badder end. View quote
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And for ther is so gret diversite In Englissh and in writyng of oure tonge, So prey I God that non myswrite the, Ne the mysmetre for defaute of tonge; And red wherso thow be, or elles songe, That thow be understonde, God I biseche! View quote
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For which he wex a litel red for shame, Whan he the peple upon him herde cryen, That to beholde it was a noble game, How sobreliche he caste doun his yen. Criseyda gan al his chere aspyen, And let so softe it in her herte sinke That to herself she seyde, "Who yaf me drinke?”. View quote
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Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder. View quote
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The firste vertue, sone, if thou wilt lere, Is to restreine and kepen wel thy tonge. View quote
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He coude songes make, and wel endite. View quote
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In his owen grese I made him frie. (Geoffrey Chaucer)
Allas! allas! that evere love was synne! View quote
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What maketh this, but Juppiter the kyng, That is prince and cause of alle thyng Convertynge al unto his propre welle From which it is deryved, sooth to telle, And heer-agayns no creature on lyve Of no degree availleth for to strive. Thanne is it wysdom, as it thynketh me, To maken vertu of necessity, And take it weel, that we may nat eschue; And namely, that to us alle is due. View quote
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Ful weel she soong the service dyvyne, Entuned in hir nose ful semely, And Frenssh she spak ful faire and fetisly, After the scole of Stratford atte Bowe, For Frenssh of Parys was to hire unknowe. View quote
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Who so shall telle a tale after a man, He moste reherse, as neighe as ever he can, Everich word, if it be in his charge, All speke he never so rudely and so large; Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe. View quote
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And therfore, at the kynges court, my brother, Ech man for hymself, ther is noon other. View quote
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We little know the things for which we pray. View quote
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And she was fair as is the rose in May. View quote
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Men love newfangleness. View quote
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First he wrought, and afterwards he taught. View quote
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Murder will out, this my conclusion. (Geoffrey Chaucer)
Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean. View quote
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He was as fresh as is the month of May. View quote
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Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Expierience treacherous. Judgement difficult. View quote
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Noght o word spak he more than was nede, And that was seyd in forme and reverence, And short and quik, and ful of hy sentence. Souninge in moral vertu was his speche, And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche. View quote
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