...the rhyme, as in a passage of this Prologue, v. 496, where the poet says ahout the parson: "Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left...parish moche and lite Upon his fete, and in his hand a stair This nohle ensample to his shepe he yaf." A similar instance occurs in the Kuightes Tale v. 1195...

...about, Of his offring, and eke of his substance. He coude in litel thing have suffisance. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left...and lite, Upon his fete, and in his hand a staf." Scip, A shape, form, state, dignity, answering to the English termination -ship. Examples : Freond-scip,...

...about, Of his otfring, and eke of his substance. He coude in litel thing have suffisance. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left...and lite, Upon his fete, and in his hand a staf." Prologue to Cant. Tales, line 469. If parish had been contracted from the Saxon preost-sc'yre, these...

...about, Of his offline, and eke of his substance. He coude in litel thing have suffisance. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left...and lite, Upon his fete, and in his hand a staf." Scip, A shape, form, state, dignity, answering to the English termination -ship. Examples : Freond-scip,...

...parishens about, Of his offring, and eke of his sub He coude in litel thing have suffisance. " Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left...and lite, Upon his fete, and in his hand a staf." Scip, A shape., form., state, dignity, answering to the English termination -ship. Examples : Freond-scip,...

...aboute, Of his offring, and eke of his substance He coude in litel thing have suffisance. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left...ne thonder, In sikenesse and in mischief to visite trouble The ferrest in his parish, moche and lite, farthest, little Upon his fete, and in his hand...

...his substance. He coude in litel thing have suffisance. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonde1, But he ne left nought for no rain ne thonder, In sikenesse...mischief to visite The ferrest in his parish, moche and lite,s Upon his fete, and in his hand a staf. This noble ensample to his shepe he yaf,< That first...

...his substance. He coude in litel thing have suffisance. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asondei. But he ne left nought for no rain ne thonder, In sikenesse and in mischief to visile The ferrest in his parish, moche and lite,i Upon his fete, and in his hand a staf. This noble...

...and houses far asonder, But he ne left nought for no rain ne thunder. In sickencss and in mischeefe to visite The ferrest in his parish, moche and lite, Upon his fete and in his hand a staff. But it [if ?] were any person obstinat, What so he were of highe or low estat, Christ is in...

...asonder, But he no left nought for no rain ne thunder. In sickeness and in mischeefe to visite The ferrcst in his parish, moche and lite, Upon his fete and in his hand a staff. But it [if?] were any person obstinat, What so he were of highe or low estat, Him wolde ho snibben...