 | Royal Robbins - 1831 - 750 pages
...them with speeches meet Does faire entreat, no courting nicety, But simple, true, and eke unfaincd sweet, As might become a squire so great persons to...day, He was as fresh as is the month of May, He could songri make, and well endite, Just and eke dunce, and well pourtraie and write; So hote he loved, that... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1835 - 758 pages
...his lady's grace. Embroidered was be, as it were a mead All full of freshe flowres white and red : Singing he was or floyting" all the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May : Short was his gown, with sleeves long and wide; Well could he sit on horse, and faire ride : He i-ouldr... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Cowden Clarke - English poetry - 1835 - 380 pages
...was he, as it were a mead All full of freshe flowres white and red : 90 Singing he was or floytinga all the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May : Short was his gown, with sleeves long and wide ; Well could he sit on horse, and faire ride : He... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1841 - 378 pages
...Embroidered was he, as It were a mead All full of freshe Howres, white and rtd: Singing be was or floy ting 3 all the day : He was as fresh as is the month of May: * » * * Courteous he was, lowly and serviceable, And carved before his father at the table. [Which... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1841 - 506 pages
...was he, as it were a mead All crowded with fresh flowers, white and red. Singing he was, or fluting all the day : He was as fresh as is the month of May. Short was his gown, with sleeves right long and wide Well could he sit his horse, and fairly ride.... | |
 | Royal Robbins - History - 1844 - 732 pages
...them with speeches meet Does faire entreat, no courting nicety, But simple, true, and eke unrained sweet, As might become a squire so great persons to...... . » He was as fresh as is the month of May, He cou'id songs make, and well endite, Just and eke dance, and well pourtraie and write j So hole he loved,... | |
 | Charles Mills - Chivalry - 1844 - 542 pages
...nations to win the fdir. In Chaucer, we have a delightful picture of the manners of the squire : — " Singing he was or floyting all the day, He was as fresh as is the month of May.-jHe could songs make, and well endite, Just and eke dance, and well pourtraic and write ; So hole... | |
 | John Saunders - 1845 - 292 pages
...his lady's grace. Embroidered was he, as it were a mead, AH full of freshe flow'rcs, white and red. Singing he was, or floyting* all the day : He was as fresh as is the month of May. Short was his gown, with sleeves long and wide. Well could he sit on horse, and faire ride. He coulde... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1845 - 500 pages
...Embroidered was he, as it were a mead, All full of freshe flow'res, white and red. Singing was he, or fhiting all the day : He was as fresh as is the month of May. Short was his gown, with sleeves long and wide. Well could he sit on horse, and faire ride. He coulde... | |
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - American literature - 1846 - 432 pages
...was he as it were a mead, All crowded with fresh flowers, white and red. Singing he was, or fluting all the day : He was as fresh as is the month of May. Short was his gown, with sleeves right long and wide Well could he sit his horse, and fairly ride.... | |
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Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede. 90 Singinge he was, or floytinge, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May. 
