Is this the law of king Arthur's house? 603 Gat-tothed I was, and that bicam me weel; With teeth set wide apart I was, and that became me well; 604 I hadde the prente of seinte Venus seel. Yet would I rather wed no wife this year! 724 Tho redde he me, if that I shal nat lyen, Then he read to me, if I shall not lie, 725 Of Hercules and of his Dianyre, Of Hercules and of his Dianyre, 726 That caused hym to sette hymself afyre. 138 Thanne sholde men take of chastitee no cure. "Mercy," she said, "my sovereign lady queen! Our Host cried "Peace! And moreover descended from such low born lineage. 519 Forbede us thyng, and that desiren we; Forbid us a thing, and we desire it; 520 Preesse on us faste, and thanne wol we fle. Speak no more -- it is a grisly thing -- 736 Of hire horrible lust and hir likyng. Who caused him to set himself on fire. That many a night they sang `Woe is me!' Witness on Midas -- will you hear the tale? 1034 This knyght ne stood nat stille as doth a best, This knight stood not silent as does a beast, 1035 But to his questioun anon answerde But to his question straightway answered 1036 With manly voys, that al the court it herde: With manly voice, so that all the court heard it: 1037 "My lige lady, generally," quod he, "My liege lady, without exception," he said, 1038 "Wommen desiren to have sovereynetee "Women desire to have sovereignty 1039 As wel over hir housbond as hir love, As well over her husband as her love, 1040 And for to been in maistrie hym above. 1146 "Heere may ye se wel how that genterye "Here may you see well that nobility 1147 Is nat annexed to possessioun, Is not joined with possession, 1148 Sith folk ne doon hir operacioun Since folk not do behave as they should 1149 Alwey, as dooth the fyr, lo, in his kynde. With each of them, so well things went for him in his lifetime. 469 But -- Lord Crist! Of licensed beggars and other holy friars. But I followed always my mother's teaching. And yet he was to me the greatest scoundrel; That feel I on my ribs one after another. He read it with very good devotion. As ever was wife, since the world was new. Not from our ancestors for their old riches. 450 Ye be to blame, by God! WebThe Wife of Baths Tale, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. "Amended?" 318 Thou sholdest seye, "Wyf, go wher thee liste; Thou should say, "Wife, go where you please; 319 Taak youre disport; I wol nat leve no talys. said this knight, "Alas, nay, nay! He said, `A woman casts their shame away. Who is assailed on every side. 1091 I am youre owene love and youre wyf; I am your own love and your wife; 1092 I am she which that saved hath youre lyf, I am she who has saved your life, 1093 And, certes, yet ne dide I yow nevere unright; And, certainly, I did you never wrong yet; 1094 Why fare ye thus with me this firste nyght? 248 Thou seist to me it is a greet meschief Thou sayest to me it is a great misfortune 249 To wedde a povre womman, for costage; To wed a poor woman, because of expense; 250 And if that she be riche, of heigh parage, And if she be rich, of high birth, 251 Thanne seistow that it is a tormentrie Then thou sayest that it is a torment 252 To soffre hire pride and hire malencolie. 71 And certes, if ther were no seed ysowe, And certainly, if there were no seed sown, 72 Virginitee, thanne wherof sholde it growe? 237 She is honoured overal ther she gooth; She is honored everywhere she goes; 238 I sitte at hoom; I have no thrifty clooth. My husband was at London all that Spring; I had the better opportunity to amuse myself, By amorous folk. For it is perilous to assemble both fire and flax; Though maidenhood may have precedence over a second marriage. 47 Whan myn housbonde is fro the world ygon, When my husband is gone from the world, 48 Som Cristen man shal wedde me anon, Some Christian man shall wed me straightway, 49 For thanne th' apostle seith that I am free For then the apostle says that I am free 50 To wedde, a Goddes half, where it liketh me. And commanded him to be glad and have no fear. By explicit permission; so it is not blameful. But yet I had always a colt's tooth. Catch it whoever can, let's see who runs best. 231 A wys wyf, if that she kan hir good, A wise wife, if she knows what is good for her, 232 Shal beren hym on honde the cow is wood, Shall deceive him by swearing the bird is crazy, 233 And take witnesse of hir owene mayde, And prove it by taking witness of her own maid 234 Of hir assent. For he would have that which is not in his power; But he who has nothing, nor covets to have anything. Our Lord Jesus refreshed many a man. hast thou slain me, false thief?' That, thou sayest, will be without a mate. 747 Of Lyvia tolde he me, and of Lucye: Of Livia told he me, and of Lucie: 748 They bothe made hir housbondes for to dye, They both made their husbands to die, 749 That oon for love, that oother was for hate. 265 And if that she be foul, thou seist that she And if she be ugly, thou sayest that she 266 Coveiteth every man that she may se, Covets every man that she may see, 267 For as a spanyel she wol on hym lepe, For like a spaniel she will on him leap, 268 Til that she fynde som man hire to chepe. Until she find some man to buy (take) her. So help me God, I shall never (again) smite thee! 240 Is she so fair? Some are of wood, and do their lord service. Now will I tell forth what happened to me. 193 Now, sire, now wol I telle forth my tale. They would have written of men more wickedness, The children of Mercury (clerks) and of Venus (lovers). Better is,' he said, `to stay high in the roof. Poverty is this, although it may seem miserable: Poverty is an eye glass, as it seems to me. Who shall be both my debtor and my slave. said the Friar; That all the folk shall laugh in this place. 393 Of wenches wolde I beren hem on honde, Of wenches would I falsely accuse them, 394 Whan that for syk unnethes myghte they stonde. Farewell! That all my heart I gave unto his keeping. 837 What spekestow of preambulacioun? Is she so fair? I would have told every one of his secrets. 575 I bar hym on honde he hadde enchanted me -- I falsely swore that he had enchanted me -- 576 My dame taughte me that soutiltee -- My mother taught me that trick -- 577 And eek I seyde I mette of hym al nyght, And also I said I dreamed of him all night, 578 He wolde han slayn me as I lay upright, He would have slain me as I lay on my back, 579 And al my bed was ful of verray blood; And all my bed was full of real blood; 580 `But yet I hope that ye shal do me good, `But yet I hope that you shall do me good, 581 For blood bitokeneth gold, as me was taught.' 204 They had me yeven hir lond and hir tresoor; They had given me their land and their treasure; 205 Me neded nat do lenger diligence I needed not work hard any longer 206 To wynne hir love, or doon hem reverence. That though he had beat me on every bone. 1089 Is this the lawe of kyng Arthures hous? You are to blame, by God! Who never cares who has the world in his control." According to a news release, Big Lots will give all shoppers 20% off their entire purchase of $50 or more for presenting any Bed Bath & Beyond coupon. And therefore, dear husband, I thus conclude: Although it is so that my ancestors were rude. And thou sayest it is a hard thing to control. Can understand that Jesus, heaven's king. They could do no dishonor or vice. To choose whether she would him save or put to death. 269 Ne noon so grey goos gooth ther in the lake Nor does any goose go there in the lake, no matter how drab, 270 As, seistow, wol been withoute make. And I myself, into the fields went. He would do, if it lay in his power. Why should I pay for it so dearly on my flesh? He should not have frightened me away from drink! 811 But atte laste, with muchel care and wo, But at the last, with much care and woe,812 We fille acorded by us selven two. Listen also, lo, what a sharp word for this purpose. When the corpse lay in the floor flat on its back. And, by my faith, I set no store by it. 433 Com neer, my spouse, lat me ba thy cheke! Here you may see, though we a time abide. 733 Of Phasipha, that was the queene of Crete, Of Phasipha, that was the queen of Crete, 734 For shrewednesse, hym thoughte the tale swete; For sheer malignancy, he thought the tale sweet; 735 Fy! Than with a woman accustomed to scold. Is rich, although you consider him but a knave. A thing of which his master gave no command. Nor any man that hopes (to go) to heaven. -- thou most enforce thee, And yet -- bad luck to thee! He is too great a miser that would refuse. Yet hast thou caught a false suspicion. That in our fire he fell down backwards. Thou should say, "Wife, go where you please; Enjoy yourself; I will not believe any gossip. 384 O Lord! 1061 Taak al my good and lat my body go." 1109 "But, for ye speken of swich gentillesse "But, since you speak of such nobility 1110 As is descended out of old richesse, As is descended out of old riches, 1111 That therfore sholden ye be gentil men, That therefore you should be noble men, 1112 Swich arrogance is nat worth an hen. And some have driven nails in their brains. And also true, and so was he to me. "Yes, dame," he said, "tell forth, and I will hear. 979 Heere may ye se, thogh we a tyme abyde, Here you may see, though we a time abide, 980 Yet out it moot; we kan no conseil hyde. 1175 Thanne am I gentil, whan that I bigynne Then am I noble, when I begin 1176 To lyven vertuously and weyve synne. Thus sayest thou, scoundrel, when thou goest to bed. Speak no more -- it is a grisly thing --. 44c Diverse scoles maken parfyt clerkes, Differing schools make perfect clerks, 44d And diverse practyk in many sondry werkes And differing practice in many various works 44e Maketh the werkman parfyt sekirly; Makes the workman truly perfect; 44f Of fyve husbondes scoleiyng am I.] 1150 For, God it woot, men may wel often fynde For, God knows it, men may well often find 1151 A lordes sone do shame and vileynye; A lord's son doing shame and dishonor; 1152 And he that wole han pris of his gentrye, And he who will have praise for his noble birth, 1153 For he was boren of a gentil hous Because he was born of a noble house 1154 And hadde his eldres noble and vertuous, And had his noble and virtuous ancestors, 1155 And nel hymselven do no gentil dedis And will not himself do any noble deeds 1156 Ne folwen his gentil auncestre that deed is, Nor follow his noble ancestry that is dead, 1157 He nys nat gentil, be he duc or erl, He is not noble, be he duke or earl, 1158 For vileyns synful dedes make a cherl. Enjoy yourself; I will not believe any gossip. 686 He knew of hem mo legendes and lyves He knew of them more legends and lives 687 Than been of goode wyves in the Bible. Each falls in the other's most powerful astronomical sign. 673 And eek ther was somtyme a clerk at Rome, And also there was once a clerk at Rome, 674 A cardinal, that highte Seint Jerome, A cardinal, who is called Saint Jerome, 675 That made a book agayn Jovinian; That made a book against Jovinian; 676 In which book eek ther was Tertulan, In which book also there was Tertullian, 677 Crisippus, Trotula, and Helowys, Crisippus, Trotula, and Heloise, 678 That was abbesse nat fer fro Parys, Who was abbess not far from Paris, 679 And eek the Parables of Salomon, And also the Parables of Salomon, 680 Ovides Art, and bookes many on, Ovid's Art, and many other books, 681 And alle thise were bounden in o volume.
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