For he who blinks when he should look, All willfully, may God not give him luck!” (from “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale,” page 571) (from “The Knight’s Tale,” page 89) “Y ou shall no more, through your flattery, Cause me to sing and close my eyes. Up to the ankle fought they in their blood. (from “The General Prologue,” page 3) Y ou may be sure that this Palamon In his fighting was an enraged lion, And as a cruel tiger was Arcita They proceeded to smite like wild boars That froth white with foam in wild anger. When April with his showers sweet The drought of March has pierced to the root, And rain, like virtue Made those flowers grow When West Wind with his sweet breath has Blown through every wood and heath The tender buds, and the young sun In Aries has his half-course run And little birds make melody, That sleep all night with open eye-So pricks them Nature in their souls-Then folks yearn to go on pilgrimages. See Chaucer’s original Middle English on previous page.) For he that winketh, whan he sholde see, Al wilfully, god lat him never thee!” (from “The Nonne Preestes Tale,” page 570) (from “The Knightes Tale,” page 88) “Thou shalt na-more, thurgh thy flaterye, Do me to singe and winke with myn ye. Up to the ancle foghte they in hir blood. (from “The Prologue,” page 2) Thou mightest wene that this Palamoun In his fighting were a wood leoun, And as a cruel tygre was Arcite: As wilde bores gonne they to smyte, That frothen whyte as foom for ire wood. See modern English translation on next page.) Whan that Aprille with his shoures sote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours y-ronne, And smale fowles maken melodye, That slepen al the night with open ye, (So priketh him nature in hir corages): Than longen folke to goon on pilgrimages. The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Somnours Tale The Prologue The Summoner’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Tale of the Man of Lawe The Introduction The Man of Law’s Tale The Introduction The Prologue The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Maunciples Tale The Prologue The Manciple’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Squieres Tale The Prologue The Tale The Squire’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Phisiciens Tale The Physician’s TaleĮndnotes Inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales Comments & Questions For Further Reading The Marchantes Tale The Prologue The Merchant’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Epilogue The Epilogue The Frankeleyns Tale The Introduction The Franklin’s Tale The Introduction The Prologue The Tale The Prologue The Tale The Pardoners Tale The Introduction The Prologue The Pardoner’s Tale The Introduction The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Epilogue The Epilogue The Prioresses Tale The Prologue The Prioress’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Nonne Preestes Tale The Prologue The Nun’s Priest’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Epilogue The Epilogue The Chanouns Yemannes Tale The Prologue The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Freres Tale The Prologue The Friar’s Tale The General Prologue The General Prologue The Knightes Tale Part One The Knight’s Tale Part One Part Two Part Two Part Three Part Three Part Four Part Four The Milleres Tale The Prologue The Miller’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Reves Tale The Prologue The Reeve’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Tale of the Wyf of Bathe The Prologue The Wife of Bath’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Clerkes Tale The Prologue The Clerk’s Tale The Prologue The Tale The Tale The Envoy The Envoy From the Pages of The Canterbury Tales From the Pages of The Canterbury Tales Title Page Copyright Page Geoffrey Chaucer The World of Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales Introduction A Note on the Text and the Translation
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