...accord. 840 Cometh nere, (quod he) my lady prioresse, And ye, sire clerk, let be your shamefastnesse, Ne studieth nought, lay hand to, every man. Anon to...wight began, And shortly for to tellen as it was, 845 Were it by aventure, or sort, or cas, The sothe is this, the cntte felle on the knight, Of which...

...spent. Kow draweth cutte, or that ye forther twinne. He which that hath the shortest shal beginne. • Anon to drawen every wight began, And shortly for to tellen as it was, 845 Were it by aventure, or sort, or cas, The sothe is this, the cutte felle on the knight, Of which...

...aeeord. Cometh nen-," (quod he) " my lady prioresse, And ye, sire elerk, let be your shamefastnesse, Ne studieth nought, lay hand to, every man." Anon...began, And shortly for to tellen as it was, Were it by ave nture, or sort, or eas, The sothe is this, the eutte felle on the knight, Of whieh ful blith and...

...min accord. Cometh uere (quod he) my Lady Prioresse, And ye, Sire Clerk ; let be your shamefastnesse, Ne studieth nought; lay hand to every man. Anon to drawen every wight began, And shortly for tellen as it was, Were it by aventure, or sort, or cas, The sothe is this, the cutte felle on the knight,...

...min accord. Cometh nere, (quod he) my lady prioresse, And ye, sire clerk, let be your shamefastnesse, Ne studieth nought ; lay hand to, every man. Anon to drawen every wight began, BM And shortly for to tellen as it was, Were it by aventure, or sort, or cas, The sothe is this, the...

...Studie nought : lay hand to, every man." Anon to drawcn every wight began, And shortly for to teilen e of God, and hcrkeneth what I sey. " I have here with my cosin Palamon Had s feile on the knight, Of which ful blitli and glad was every wight ; And tell he must his tale as was...

...drawETH cutte or that ye farther twinne ; He which that hath the shortest shal beginne. Ne studicTH nought ; lay hand to every man, Anon to drawen every wight began. EXAMPLES FOB. PRACTICE. We may have a Taste of Chaucer's style, in his Description of the sudden stir...

...accord. 835 Cometh near (quod he) my Lady Prioress, And ye sir Clerk ; let be your s'hamefastness. studieth nought ; lay hand to every man." Anon to draw-en every wight began, And shortly for tellen as it was, 840 Were it by aventure, or sort,1 or case,3 The sooth is this, the cut fell on the...

...schamfastnesse, Ne studieth nat; ley hand to, every man." Anon to drawen every wight bigan, And schortly for to tellen as it was, Were it by aventure, or sort, or cas, The soth is this, the fil to the knight, Of which ful glad and blithe was every wight; And telle he moste...

...schamfastnesse, Ne studieth nat; ley hand to, every man." Anon to drawen every wight bigan, And schortly for to tellen as it was, Were it by aventure, or sort, or cas, The soth is this, the fil to the knight, Of which ful glad and blithe was every wight; And telle he moste...