| ALAYES...........1 | |
| ClT 1167 The gold of hem hath now so badde alayes | 1110 |
| ALE..............1 | |
| ClT 1212c Me were levere than a barel ale | 1158 |
| ALGATE...........1 | |
| ClT 855 " But sooth is seyd -- algate I fynde it trewe, | 798 |
| ALIGHTE..........2 | |
| ClT 909 To his estaat so lowe for t' alighte, | 852 |
| ClT 981 Abouten undren gan this erl alighte, | 924 |
| ALLAS............4 | |
| ClT 251 Wol he nat wedde? Allas! Allas, the while! | 194 |
| ClT 251 Wol he nat wedde? Allas! Allas, the while! | 194 |
| ClT 543 Allas! Hir doghter that she loved so, | 486 |
| ClT 563 Wel myghte a mooder thanne han cryd " allas! " | 506 |
| ALLE.............13 | |
| ClT 67 Were alle his liges, bothe lasse and moore. | 10 |
| ClT 82 Wel ny alle othere cures leet he slyde, | 26 |
| ClT 83 And eek he nolde -- and that was worst of alle -- | 26 |
| ClT 125 That we shul deye, as uncerteyn we alle | 68 |
| ClT 188 Hym thonken alle; and thus they han an ende | 132 |
| ClT 205 Which that was holden povrest of hem alle; | 148 |
| ClT 258 And eek of othere aornementes alle | 202 |
| ClT 434 And wisely brynge hem alle in reste and ese. | 378 |
| ClT 584 With alle circumstances tendrely, | 528 |
| ClT 593 This child to fostre in alle gentillesse; | 536 |
| ClT 941 And to the peples eres, alle and some, | 884 |
| ClT 979 And she, the mooste servysable of alle, | 922 |
| ClT 988 For she is fairer, as they deemen alle, | 932 |
| ALLIANCE.........1 | |
| ClT 357 Swere this, and heere I swere oure alliance. " | 300 |
| ALLONE...........2 | |
| ClT 162 " Lat me allone in chesynge of my wyf -- | 106 |
| ClT 464 He cam allone a-nyght, ther as she lay, | 408 |
| ALSO.............5 | |
| ClT 541 Suspect his face, suspect his word also; | 484 |
| ClT 717 The same lust was hire plesance also. | 660 |
| ClT 822 And also wysly he my soule glaade -- | 766 |
| ClT 968 " To doon youre lust, but I desire also | 912 |
| ClT 1037 " O thyng biseke I yow, and warne also, | 980 |
| ALWAY............1 | |
| ClT 814 " My lord, " quod she, " I woot, and wiste alway, | 758 |
| ALWEY............5 | |
| ClT 102 Han alwey shewed me favour and grace | 46 |
| ClT 121 In crepeth age alwey, as stille as stoon, | 64 |
| ClT 181 For yet alwey the peple somwhat dredde, | 124 |
| ClT 458 Hire for to tempte, and alwey moore and moore, | 402 |
| ClT 810 " No man may alwey han prosperitee. | 754 |
| ALYVE............1 | |
| ClT 139 Youre heritage, O wo were us alyve! | 82 |
| AM...............6 | |
| ClT 360 Am I to thilke honour that ye me beede, | 304 |
| ClT 527 Though I do thyng to which I am constreyned. | 470 |
| ClT 533 " This child I am comanded for to take " -- | 476 |
| ClT 639 Wherfore I am disposed outrely, | 582 |
| ClT 838 And am youre trewe wyf, it is no drede, | 782 |
| ClT 967 " Nat oonly, lord, that I am glad, " quod she, | 910 |
| AMBLYNG..........1 | |
| ClT 388 Upon an hors, snow-whit and wel amblyng, | 332 |
| AMENDE...........2 | |
| ClT 441 Peple to save and every wrong t' amende. | 384 |
| ClT 1026 So wel that no man koude hir pris amende. | 970 |
| AMEVED...........1 | |
| ClT 498 Whan she had herd al this, she noght ameved | 442 |
| AMONG............3 | |
| ClT 116 And thenketh, lord, among youre thoghtes wyse | 60 |
| ClT 726 Swich murmur was among hem comunly. | 670 |
| ClT 785 Among al this, after his wikke usage, | 728 |
| AMONGES..........2 | |
| ClT 204 Amonges thise povre folk ther dwelte a man | 148 |
| ClT 985 And thanne at erst amonges hem they seye | 928 |
| AN...............7 | |
| ClT 168 As she an emperoures doghter weere. | 112 |
| ClT 188 Hym thonken alle; and thus they han an ende | 132 |
| ClT 291 Biside the thresshfold, in an oxes stalle, | 234 |
| ClT 388 Upon an hors, snow-whit and wel amblyng, | 332 |
| ClT 398 As in a cote or in an oxe-stalle, | 342 |
| ClT 399 But norissed in an emperoures halle. | 342 |
| ClT 732 To been a mordrere is an hateful name; | 676 |
| AND..............390 | |
| ClT 60 Where many a tour and toun thou mayst biholde, | 4 |
| ClT 62 And many another delitable sighte, | 6 |
| ClT 63 And Saluces this noble contree highte. | 6 |
| ClT 66 And obeisant, ay redy to his hond, | 10 |
| ClT 67 Were alle his liges, bothe lasse and moore. | 10 |
| ClT 68 Thus in delit he lyveth, and hath doon yoore, | 12 |
| ClT 69 Biloved and drad, thurgh favour of Fortune, | 12 |
| ClT 70 Bothe of his lordes and of his commune. | 14 |
| ClT 73 A fair persone, and strong, and yong of age, | 16 |
| ClT 73 A fair persone, and strong, and yong of age, | 16 |
| ClT 74 And ful of honour and of curteisye; | 18 |
| ClT 74 And ful of honour and of curteisye; | 18 |
| ClT 77 And Walter was this yonge lordes name. | 20 |
| ClT 81 As for to hauke and hunte on every syde. | 24 |
| ClT 83 And eek he nolde -- and that was worst of alle -- | 26 |
| ClT 83 And eek he nolde -- and that was worst of alle -- | 26 |
| ClT 87 And oon of hem, that wisest was of loore -- | 30 |
| ClT 93 Asseureth us and yeveth us hardinesse, | 36 |
| ClT 98 And lat youre eres nat my voys desdeyne. | 42 |
| ClT 102 Han alwey shewed me favour and grace | 46 |
| ClT 105 And ye, my lord, to doon right as yow leste. | 48 |
| ClT 107 And al youre werk, and evere han doon, that we | 50 |
| ClT 107 And al youre werk, and evere han doon, that we | 50 |
| ClT 116 And thenketh, lord, among youre thoghtes wyse | 60 |
| ClT 120 " And thogh youre grene youthe floure as yit, | 64 |
| ClT 122 And deeth manaceth every age, and smyt | 66 |
| ClT 122 And deeth manaceth every age, and smyt | 66 |
| ClT 124 And al so certein as we knowe echoon | 68 |
| ClT 129 And we wol, lord, if that ye wole assente, | 72 |
| ClT 131 Born of the gentilleste and of the meeste | 74 |
| ClT 133 Honour to God and yow, as we kan deeme. | 76 |
| ClT 135 And taak a wyf, for hye Goddes sake! | 78 |
| ClT 138 And that a straunge successour sholde take | 82 |
| ClT 141 Hir meeke preyere and hir pitous cheere | 84 |
| ClT 149 And truste upon youre wit, and have doon ay; | 92 |
| ClT 149 And truste upon youre wit, and have doon ay; | 92 |
| ClT 154 That choys and prey yow of that profre cesse. | 98 |
| ClT 158 Of which they been engendred and ybore. | 102 |
| ClT 159 I truste in Goddes bountee, and therfore | 102 |
| ClT 160 My mariage and myn estaat and reste | 104 |
| ClT 160 My mariage and myn estaat and reste | 104 |
| ClT 164 But I yow preye, and charge upon youre lyf, | 108 |
| ClT 167 In word and werk, bothe heere and everywheere, | 110 |
| ClT 167 In word and werk, bothe heere and everywheere, | 110 |
| ClT 169 " And forthermoore, this shal ye swere: that ye | 112 |
| ClT 174 And but ye wole assente in swich manere, | 118 |
| ClT 176 With hertely wyl they sworen and assenten | 120 |
| ClT 185 And seyde he dide al this at hir requeste. | 128 |
| ClT 186 And they, with humble entente, buxomly, | 130 |
| ClT 188 Hym thonken alle; and thus they han an ende | 132 |
| ClT 189 Of hire entente, and hoom agayn they wende. | 132 |
| ClT 190 And heerupon he to his officeres | 134 |
| ClT 192 And to his privee knyghtes and squieres | 136 |
| ClT 192 And to his privee knyghtes and squieres | 136 |
| ClT 194 And they to his comandement obeye, | 138 |
| ClT 195 And ech of hem dooth al his diligence | 138 |
| ClT 201 Hadden hir beestes and hir herbergage, | 144 |
| ClT 202 And of hire labour tooke hir sustenance, | 146 |
| ClT 210 And Grisildis this yonge mayden highte. | 154 |
| ClT 216 She drank, and for she wolde vertu plese, | 160 |
| ClT 220 Ther was enclosed rype and sad corage; | 164 |
| ClT 221 And in greet reverence and charitee | 164 |
| ClT 221 And in greet reverence and charitee | 164 |
| ClT 225 And whan she homward cam, she wolde brynge | 168 |
| ClT 227 The whiche she shredde and seeth for hir lyvynge, | 170 |
| ClT 228 And made hir bed ful hard and nothyng softe; | 172 |
| ClT 228 And made hir bed ful hard and nothyng softe; | 172 |
| ClT 229 And ay she kepte hir fadres lyf on-lofte | 172 |
| ClT 230 With everich obeisaunce and diligence | 174 |
| ClT 235 And whan it fil that he myghte hire espye, | 178 |
| ClT 240 And eek hir vertu, passynge any wight | 184 |
| ClT 244 Hir bountee, and disposed that he wolde | 188 |
| ClT 249 And seyden, whan they were in privetee, | 192 |
| ClT 252 Why wole he thus hymself and us bigile? " | 196 |
| ClT 254 Of gemmes, set in gold and in asure, | 198 |
| ClT 255 Brooches and rynges, for Grisildis sake; | 198 |
| ClT 256 And of hir clothyng took he the mesure | 200 |
| ClT 258 And eek of othere aornementes alle | 202 |
| ClT 262 And al the paleys put was in array, | 206 |
| ClT 263 Bothe halle and chambres, ech in his degree; | 206 |
| ClT 268 Lordes and ladyes in his compaignye, | 212 |
| ClT 270 And of his retenue the bachelrye, | 214 |
| ClT 277 And cometh hoom as soone as ever she may; | 220 |
| ClT 279 The markys sholde wedde, and if she myghte, | 222 |
| ClT 282 That been my felawes, in oure dore and se | 226 |
| ClT 283 The markysesse, and therfore wol I fonde | 226 |
| ClT 286 And thanne I may at leyser hire biholde, | 230 |
| ClT 288 And as she wolde over hir thresshfold gon, | 232 |
| ClT 289 The markys cam and gan hire for to calle; | 232 |
| ClT 290 And she set doun hir water pot anon, | 234 |
| ClT 292 And doun upon hir knes she gan to falle, | 236 |
| ClT 293 And with sad contenance kneleth stille, | 236 |
| ClT 296 Ful sobrely, and seyde in this manere: | 240 |
| ClT 298 And she with reverence, in humble cheere, | 242 |
| ClT 300 And in she gooth withouten lenger lette, | 244 |
| ClT 301 And to the markys she hir fader fette. | 244 |
| ClT 303 And seyde thus, whan he hym hadde asyde: | 246 |
| ClT 310 And art my feithful lige man ybore, | 254 |
| ClT 311 And al that liketh me, I dar wel seyn | 254 |
| ClT 312 It liketh thee, and specially therfore | 256 |
| ClT 317 That reed he wax; abayst and al quakynge | 260 |
| ClT 324 " That in thy chambre I and thou and she | 268 |
| ClT 324 " That in thy chambre I and thou and she | 268 |
| ClT 325 Have a collacioun, and wostow why? | 268 |
| ClT 327 To be my wyf and reule hire after me. | 270 |
| ClT 328 And al this shal be doon in thy presence; | 272 |
| ClT 330 And in the chambre, whil they were aboute | 274 |
| ClT 333 And wondred hem in how honest manere | 276 |
| ClT 334 And tentifly she kepte hir fader deere. | 278 |
| ClT 345 It liketh to youre fader and to me | 288 |
| ClT 346 That I yow wedde, and eek it may so stonde, | 290 |
| ClT 352 To al my lust, and that I frely may, | 296 |
| ClT 354 And nevere ye to grucche it, nyght ne day? | 298 |
| ClT 355 And eek whan I sey `ye,' ne sey nat `nay,' | 298 |
| ClT 357 Swere this, and heere I swere oure alliance. " | 300 |
| ClT 359 She seyde, " Lord, undigne and unworthy | 302 |
| ClT 362 And heere I swere that nevere willyngly, | 306 |
| ClT 366 And forth he gooth with a ful sobre cheere | 310 |
| ClT 367 Out at the dore, and after that cam she, | 310 |
| ClT 368 And to the peple he seyde in this manere: | 312 |
| ClT 370 Honoureth hire and loveth hire, I preye, | 314 |
| ClT 372 And for that no thyng of hir olde geere | 316 |
| ClT 380 Ful rudely, and with hir fyngres smale | 324 |
| ClT 382 And sette hire ful of nowches grete and smale. | 326 |
| ClT 382 And sette hire ful of nowches grete and smale. | 326 |
| ClT 387 Broght for the same cause, and thanne hire sette | 330 |
| ClT 388 Upon an hors, snow-whit and wel amblyng, | 332 |
| ClT 389 And to his paleys, er he lenger lette, | 332 |
| ClT 390 With joyful peple that hire ladde and mette, | 334 |
| ClT 391 Conveyed hire; and thus the day they spende | 334 |
| ClT 393 And shortly forth this tale for to chace, | 336 |
| ClT 397 That she was born and fed in rudenesse, | 340 |
| ClT 401 And worshipful that folk ther she was bore, | 344 |
| ClT 402 And from hire birthe knewe hire yeer by yeere, | 346 |
| ClT 410 And so discreet and fair of eloquence, | 354 |
| ClT 410 And so discreet and fair of eloquence, | 354 |
| ClT 411 So benigne and so digne of reverence, | 354 |
| ClT 412 And koude so the peples herte embrace, | 356 |
| ClT 419 That men and wommen, as wel yonge as olde, | 362 |
| ClT 424 At hoom, and outward grace ynogh had he; | 368 |
| ClT 425 And for he saugh that under low degree | 368 |
| ClT 427 A prudent man, and that is seyn ful seelde. | 370 |
| ClT 434 And wisely brynge hem alle in reste and ese. | 378 |
| ClT 434 And wisely brynge hem alle in reste and ese. | 378 |
| ClT 438 So wise and rype wordes hadde she, | 382 |
| ClT 439 And juggementz of so greet equitee, | 382 |
| ClT 441 Peple to save and every wrong t' amende. | 384 |
| ClT 445 Glad was this markys and the folk therfore, | 388 |
| ClT 457 And foond hire evere good; what neded it | 400 |
| ClT 458 Hire for to tempte, and alwey moore and moore, | 402 |
| ClT 458 Hire for to tempte, and alwey moore and moore, | 402 |
| ClT 462 And putten hire in angwyssh and in drede. | 406 |
| ClT 462 And putten hire in angwyssh and in drede. | 406 |
| ClT 465 With stierne face and with ful trouble cheere, | 408 |
| ClT 466 And seyde thus: " Grisilde, " quod he, " that day | 410 |
| ClT 468 And putte yow in estaat of heigh noblesse -- | 412 |
| ClT 479 And though to me that ye be lief and deere, | 422 |
| ClT 479 And though to me that ye be lief and deere, | 422 |
| ClT 481 They seyn, to hem it is greet shame and wo | 424 |
| ClT 482 For to be subgetz and been in servage | 426 |
| ClT 484 " And namely sith thy doghter was ybore | 428 |
| ClT 487 To lyve my lyf with hem in reste and pees. | 430 |
| ClT 491 " And yet, God woot, this is ful looth to me; | 434 |
| ClT 496 That ye me highte and swore in youre village | 440 |
| ClT 502 My child and I, with hertely obeisaunce, | 446 |
| ClT 503 Been youres al, and ye mowe save or spille | 446 |
| ClT 509 This wyl is in myn herte, and ay shal be; | 452 |
| ClT 514 Al drery was his cheere and his lookyng, | 458 |
| ClT 518 Unto a man, and to his wyf hym sente. | 462 |
| ClT 521 In thynges grete, and eek swich folk wel kan | 464 |
| ClT 523 The lord knew wel that he hym loved and dradde; | 466 |
| ClT 524 And whan this sergeant wiste his lordes wille, | 468 |
| ClT 532 And so wol I; ther is namoore to seye. | 476 |
| ClT 534 And spak namoore, but out the child he hente | 478 |
| ClT 535 Despitously, and gan a cheere make | 478 |
| ClT 537 Grisildis moot al suffre and al consente, | 480 |
| ClT 538 And as a lamb she sitteth meke and stille, | 482 |
| ClT 538 And as a lamb she sitteth meke and stille, | 482 |
| ClT 539 And leet this crueel sergeant doon his wille. | 482 |
| ClT 548 And mekely she to the sergeant preyde, | 492 |
| ClT 551 And in hir barm this litel child she leyde | 494 |
| ClT 552 With ful sad face, and gan the child to blisse, | 496 |
| ClT 553 And lulled it, and after gan it kisse. | 496 |
| ClT 553 And lulled it, and after gan it kisse. | 496 |
| ClT 554 And thus she seyde in hire benigne voys, | 498 |
| ClT 566 And to the sergeant mekely she sayde, | 510 |
| ClT 568 " Gooth now, " quod she, " and dooth my lordes heeste; | 512 |
| ClT 574 But took the child and wente upon his weye. | 518 |
| ClT 576 And of Grisildis wordes and hire cheere | 520 |
| ClT 576 And of Grisildis wordes and hire cheere | 520 |
| ClT 577 He tolde hym point for point, in short and pleyn, | 520 |
| ClT 578 And hym presenteth with his doghter deere. | 522 |
| ClT 582 And bad this sergeant that he pryvely | 526 |
| ClT 583 Sholde this child softe wynde and wrappe, | 526 |
| ClT 585 And carie it in a cofre or in a lappe; | 528 |
| ClT 591 He sholde it take and shewe hire this mateere, | 534 |
| ClT 594 And whos child that it was he bad hire hyde | 538 |
| ClT 596 The sergeant gooth, and hath fulfild this thyng; | 540 |
| ClT 602 But evere in oon ylike sad and kynde. | 546 |
| ClT 604 And eek in love, as she was wont to be, | 548 |
| ClT 613 Ful gracious and fair for to biholde. | 556 |
| ClT 614 And whan that folk it to his fader tolde, | 558 |
| ClT 616 Was for this child, and God they thanke and herye. | 560 |
| ClT 616 Was for this child, and God they thanke and herye. | 560 |
| ClT 617 Whan it was two yeer old, and fro the brest | 560 |
| ClT 626 And namely sith my sone yboren is, | 570 |
| ClT 628 The murmur sleeth myn herte and my corage, | 572 |
| ClT 633 And been oure lord, for oother have we noon.' | 576 |
| ClT 644 Beth pacient, and therof I yow preye. " | 588 |
| ClT 645 " I have, " quod she, " seyd thus, and evere shal: | 588 |
| ClT 648 Though that my doughter and my sone be slayn -- | 592 |
| ClT 651 But first siknesse, and after, wo and peyne. | 594 |
| ClT 651 But first siknesse, and after, wo and peyne. | 594 |
| ClT 656 " Lefte I my wyl and al my libertee, | 600 |
| ClT 657 And took youre clothyng; wherfore I yow preye, | 600 |
| ClT 659 " And certes, if I hadde prescience | 602 |
| ClT 662 But now I woot youre lust, and what ye wolde, | 606 |
| ClT 663 Al youre plesance ferme and stable I holde; | 606 |
| ClT 667 Unto youre love. " And whan this markys say | 610 |
| ClT 669 His eyen two, and wondreth that she may | 612 |
| ClT 671 And forth he goth with drery contenance, | 614 |
| ClT 677 And evere in oon so pacient was she | 620 |
| ClT 679 But kiste hir sone, and after gan it blesse; | 622 |
| ClT 683 Fro foweles and fro beestes for to save. | 626 |
| ClT 688 Upon hir pacience, and if that he | 632 |
| ClT 692 And of malice, or for crueel corage, | 636 |
| ClT 699 To preeve hir wyfhod and hir stedefastnesse, | 642 |
| ClT 700 And he continuynge evere in sturdinesse? | 644 |
| ClT 711 She was ay oon in herte and in visage, | 654 |
| ClT 712 And ay the forther that she was in age, | 656 |
| ClT 714 She was to hym in love, and moore penyble. | 658 |
| ClT 718 And, God be thanked, al fil for the beste. | 662 |
| ClT 722 The sclaundre of Walter ofte and wyde spradde, | 666 |
| ClT 747 To stynte rancour and dissencion | 690 |
| ClT 748 Bitwixe his peple and hym; thus seyde the bulle, | 692 |
| ClT 757 Abidynge evere his lust and his plesance, | 700 |
| ClT 758 To whom that she was yeven herte and al, | 702 |
| ClT 763 And secreely he to Boloigne it sente. | 706 |
| ClT 773 And as this erl was preyed, so dide he; | 716 |
| ClT 775 Toward Saluce, and lordes many oon | 718 |
| ClT 782 And thus in greet noblesse and with glad cheere, | 726 |
| ClT 782 And thus in greet noblesse and with glad cheere, | 726 |
| ClT 788 Fully to han experience and loore | 732 |
| ClT 794 As for youre trouthe and for youre obeisance, | 738 |
| ClT 801 Another wyf, and crien day by day; | 744 |
| ClT 802 And eek the pope, rancour for to slake, | 746 |
| ClT 804 And trewely thus muche I wol yow seye: | 748 |
| ClT 806 " Be strong of herte, and voyde anon hir place; | 750 |
| ClT 807 And thilke dowere that ye broghten me, | 750 |
| ClT 813 And she agayn answerde in pacience: | 756 |
| ClT 814 " My lord, " quod she, " I woot, and wiste alway, | 758 |
| ClT 816 And my poverte no wight kan ne may | 760 |
| ClT 820 " And in this hous, ther ye me lady maade -- | 764 |
| ClT 822 And also wysly he my soule glaade -- | 766 |
| ClT 825 And evere shal, whil that my lyf may dure, | 768 |
| ClT 828 Han holden me in honour and nobleye, | 772 |
| ClT 830 That thonke I God and yow, to whom I preye | 774 |
| ClT 833 And with hym dwelle unto my lyves ende. | 776 |
| ClT 836 A wydwe clene in body, herte, and al. | 780 |
| ClT 838 And am youre trewe wyf, it is no drede, | 782 |
| ClT 841 " And of youre newe wyf God of his grace | 784 |
| ClT 842 So graunte yow wele and prosperitee! | 786 |
| ClT 852 O goode God! How gentil and how kynde | 796 |
| ClT 853 Ye semed by youre speche and youre visage | 796 |
| ClT 864 And richely me cladden, of youre grace. | 808 |
| ClT 866 But feith, and nakednesse, and maydenhede; | 810 |
| ClT 866 But feith, and nakednesse, and maydenhede; | 810 |
| ClT 867 And heere agayn your clothyng I restoore, | 810 |
| ClT 868 And eek your weddyng ryng, for everemore. | 812 |
| ClT 872 " I cam, and naked moot I turne agayn. | 816 |
| ClT 884 Which that I broghte, and noght agayn I bere, | 828 |
| ClT 888 That was youre wyf. And heer take I my leeve | 832 |
| ClT 891 Lat it be stille, and bere it forth with thee. " | 834 |
| ClT 893 But wente his wey, for routhe and for pitee. | 836 |
| ClT 895 And in hir smok, with heed and foot al bare, | 838 |
| ClT 895 And in hir smok, with heed and foot al bare, | 838 |
| ClT 898 And Fortune ay they cursen as they goon; | 842 |
| ClT 902 Curseth the day and tyme that Nature | 846 |
| ClT 910 And voyden hire as soone as ever he myghte. | 854 |
| ClT 913 And with hire olde coote, as it myghte be | 856 |
| ClT 916 For rude was the clooth, and moore of age | 860 |
| ClT 930 Discreet and pridelees, ay honurable, | 874 |
| ClT 931 And to hire housbonde evere meke and stable. | 874 |
| ClT 931 And to hire housbonde evere meke and stable. | 874 |
| ClT 932 Men speke of Job, and moost for his humblesse, | 876 |
| ClT 940 Of which the fame up sprang to moore and lesse, | 884 |
| ClT 941 And to the peples eres, alle and some, | 884 |
| ClT 941 And to the peples eres, alle and some, | 884 |
| ClT 943 He with hym broghte, in swich pompe and richesse | 886 |
| ClT 946 The markys, which that shoop and knew al this, | 890 |
| ClT 949 And she with humble herte and glad visage, | 892 |
| ClT 949 And she with humble herte and glad visage, | 892 |
| ClT 951 Cam at his heste, and on hire knees hire sette, | 894 |
| ClT 952 And reverently and wisely she hym grette. | 896 |
| ClT 952 And reverently and wisely she hym grette. | 896 |
| ClT 957 And eek that every wight in his degree | 900 |
| ClT 958 Have his estaat, in sittyng and servyse | 902 |
| ClT 959 And heigh plesaunce, as I kan best devyse. | 902 |
| ClT 962 After my lust, and therfore wolde I fayn | 906 |
| ClT 965 Thogh thyn array be badde and yvel biseye, | 908 |
| ClT 969 Yow for to serve and plese in my degree | 912 |
| ClT 970 Withouten feyntyng, and shal everemo; | 914 |
| ClT 974 And with that word she gan the hous to dighte, | 918 |
| ClT 975 And tables for to sette, and beddes make; | 918 |
| ClT 975 And tables for to sette, and beddes make; | 918 |
| ClT 976 And peyned hire to doon al that she myghte, | 920 |
| ClT 978 To hasten hem, and faste swepe and shake; | 922 |
| ClT 978 To hasten hem, and faste swepe and shake; | 922 |
| ClT 979 And she, the mooste servysable of alle, | 922 |
| ClT 980 Hath every chambre arrayed and his halle. | 924 |
| ClT 985 And thanne at erst amonges hem they seye | 928 |
| ClT 989 Than is Grisilde, and moore tendre of age, | 932 |
| ClT 990 And fairer fruyt bitwene hem sholde falle, | 934 |
| ClT 991 And moore plesant, for hire heigh lynage. | 934 |
| ClT 995 " O stormy peple! Unsad and evere untrewe! | 938 |
| ClT 996 Ay undiscreet and chaungynge as a fane! | 940 |
| ClT 998 For lyk the moone ay wexe ye and wane! | 942 |
| ClT 1003 Whan that the peple gazed up and doun, | 946 |
| ClT 1008 And telle hir constance and hir bisynesse. | 952 |
| ClT 1008 And telle hir constance and hir bisynesse. | 952 |
| ClT 1012 Thogh it were rude and somdeel eek torent; | 956 |
| ClT 1015 And after that dooth forth hire bisynesse. | 958 |
| ClT 1017 And so konnyngly, everich in his degree, | 960 |
| ClT 1021 And koude swich honour and reverence, | 964 |
| ClT 1021 And koude swich honour and reverence, | 964 |
| ClT 1022 And worthily they preisen hire prudence. | 966 |
| ClT 1024 This mayde and eek hir brother to commende | 968 |
| ClT 1031 " How liketh thee my wyf and hire beautee? " | 974 |
| ClT 1035 And so hope I that he wol to yow sende | 978 |
| ClT 1037 " O thyng biseke I yow, and warne also, | 980 |
| ClT 1041 Moore tendrely, and, to my supposynge, | 984 |
| ClT 1044 And whan this Walter saugh hire pacience, | 988 |
| ClT 1045 Hir glade chiere, and no malice at al, | 988 |
| ClT 1046 And he so ofte had doon to hire offence, | 990 |
| ClT 1047 And she ay sad and constant as a wal, | 990 |
| ClT 1047 And she ay sad and constant as a wal, | 990 |
| ClT 1053 I have thy feith and thy benyngnytee, | 996 |
| ClT 1055 In greet estaat and povreliche arrayed. | 998 |
| ClT 1057 And hire in armes took and gan hire kesse. | 1000 |
| ClT 1057 And hire in armes took and gan hire kesse. | 1000 |
| ClT 1058 And she for wonder took of it no keep; | 1002 |
| ClT 1072 " And folk that ootherweys han seyd of me, | 1016 |
| ClT 1076 And nat to sleen my children -- God forbeede! -- | 1020 |
| ClT 1077 But for to kepe hem pryvely and stille, | 1020 |
| ClT 1078 Til I thy purpos knewe and al thy wille. " | 1022 |
| ClT 1080 For pitous joye, and after hire swownynge | 1024 |
| ClT 1082 And in hire armes, pitously wepynge, | 1026 |
| ClT 1083 Embraceth hem, and tendrely kissynge | 1026 |
| ClT 1085 She bathed bothe hire visage and hire heeres. | 1028 |
| ClT 1087 Hir swownyng, and hire humble voys to heere! | 1030 |
| ClT 1091 Sith I stonde in youre love and in youre grace, | 1034 |
| ClT 1097 And youre benyngne fader tendrely | 1040 |
| ClT 1098 Hath doon yow kept " -- and in that same stounde | 1042 |
| ClT 1100 And in hire swough so sadly holdeth she | 1044 |
| ClT 1102 That with greet sleighte and greet difficultee | 1046 |
| ClT 1107 Walter hire gladeth and hire sorwe slaketh; | 1050 |
| ClT 1109 And every wight hire joye and feeste maketh | 1052 |
| ClT 1109 And every wight hire joye and feeste maketh | 1052 |
| ClT 1115 Han taken hire and into chambre gon, | 1058 |
| ClT 1116 And strepen hire out of hire rude array, | 1060 |
| ClT 1117 And in a clooth of gold that brighte shoon, | 1060 |
| ClT 1120 And ther she was honured as hire oghte. | 1064 |
| ClT 1122 For every man and womman dooth his myght | 1066 |
| ClT 1123 This day in murthe and revel to dispende | 1066 |
| ClT 1126 This feste was, and gretter of costage, | 1070 |
| ClT 1129 Lyven thise two in concord and in reste, | 1072 |
| ClT 1130 And richely his doghter maryed he | 1074 |
| ClT 1132 Of al Ytaille; and thanne in pees and reste | 1076 |
| ClT 1132 Of al Ytaille; and thanne in pees and reste | 1076 |
| ClT 1136 In reste and pees, after his fader day, | 1080 |
| ClT 1137 And fortunat was eek in mariage, | 1080 |
| ClT 1141 And herkneth what this auctour seith therfoore. | 1084 |
| ClT 1156 And suffreth us, as for oure excercise, | 1100 |
| ClT 1161 And for oure beste is al his governaunce. | 1104 |
| ClT 1171 Whos lyf and al hire secte God mayntene | 1114 |
| ClT 1172 In heigh maistrie, and elles were it scathe -- | 1116 |
| ClT 1173 I wol with lusty herte, fressh and grene, | 1116 |
| ClT 1175 And lat us stynte of ernestful matere. | 1118 |
| ClT 1177 Grisilde is deed, and eek hire pacience, | 1120 |
| ClT 1178 And bothe atones buryed in Ytaille; | 1122 |
| ClT 1187 As of Grisildis pacient and kynde, | 1130 |
| ClT 1198 And sklendre wyves, fieble as in bataille, | 1142 |
| ClT 1204 Shal perce his brest and eek his aventaille. | 1148 |
| ClT 1206 And thou shalt make hym couche as doth a quaille. | 1150 |
| ClT 1208 Shewe thou thy visage and thyn apparaille; | 1152 |
| ClT 1212 And lat hym care, and wepe, and wrynge, and waille! | 1156 |
| ClT 1212 And lat hym care, and wepe, and wrynge, and waille! | 1156 |
| ClT 1212 And lat hym care, and wepe, and wrynge, and waille! | 1156 |
| ClT 1212 And lat hym care, and wepe, and wrynge, and waille! | 1156 |
| ClT 1212b Oure Hooste seyde, and swoor, " By Goddes bones, | 1158 |