 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1873 - 388 Seiten
...his head. The Clerk "of Oxenford" must not be omitted in our quotations : — " As lend was his horse as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake, I!ut looked holive, and thereto soberly. Full threadbare was his overest courtepy, ' For he hadde goten... | |
 | John Bascom - 1874 - 348 Seiten
...poorest widow, a farthing before he left. Then comes the clerk of Oxford, as yet without a benefice. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake. He had in him the spirit of scholarship, however, and preferred to have at his bed's head, twenty books... | |
 | David Masson - 1874 - 400 Seiten
...Tales :— A Clerk there was of Oxenford also, That unto logic hadde long ygo, As leane was his horse as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake ; But looked hollow, and thereto soberly. Full threadbare was his overest courtepy; For he had getten him yet no... | |
 | David Mather Masson - 1874 - 390 Seiten
...Tales : — A Clerk there was of Oxenford also, That unto logic hadde long ygo, As lean& was his horse as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake ; But looked hollow, and thereto soberly. Full threadbare was his overest courtepy ; For he had getten him yet no... | |
 | John Walker Vilant Macbeth - 1875 - 558 Seiten
...Chaucer's poor clerk was the living antithesis, he and his horse, of the monk : " As lene was his horse as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake." Under Lessening much sly insinuation may be carried on — it being well fitted for purposes of humor.... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 Seiten
...chevisance.1* Forsothe he was a worthy man withalle, But soth to sayn, I n'ot how men him calle. A Clerk ade a 6 loked holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overeat courtepy,14 For he hadde geten him yet... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 Seiten
...UXEKFOBD. (From tht ElUsmere MS.) A CLEBK ther was of Oxenford also, That unto logik hadde longe i-go. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake ; But looked holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thrc-dbare was his overest courtepy," 290 For he had geten him yit no benefice,... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 Seiten
...of fortune is a poor Clerk : A Clerk ther was of Oxenford also, That unto logik hadde longe i -go. those wounds do Received in just and in religious wars ; Though thou lokede holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overeste courtepy,8 For he hackle geten him... | |
 | Rosaline Orme Masson - 1876 - 454 Seiten
...OXENFORD.4 A Clerk there was of Oxenford also, That unto logic hadd£ long y-go.6 As leane was his horse as is a rake ; And he was not right fat, I undertake, But looked hollow and thereto soberly. Full threadbare was his overest courtepy ;6 For he had geten him yet no... | |
 | Rosaline Orme Masson - 1876 - 460 Seiten
...OXENFORD.* A Clerk there was of Oxenford also, That unto logic hadd£ long y-go. 6 As leane was his horse as is a rake ; And he was not right fat, I undertake, But looked hollow and thereto soberly. Full threadbare was his overest courtepy ; a For he had geten him yet no... | |
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A CLERK ther was of Oxenford also, That un-to logik hadde longe y-go. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he nas nat right fat, I undertake; But loked holwe, and ther-to soberly. 
