| Robert Burns - Scotland - 1899 - 214 pages
...of evene lengthe, And wonderly delivere and greet of strengthe ; 5 Singinge he was or floytinge, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May. He coulde songes make and wel endite, Juste and eek daunce and wel purtreye and write. So hote he lovede... | |
| Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 454 pages
...was he, as it were a mede Al ful of freshe floures, white and rede. Singing he was, or floyting4 al the day, He was as fresh, as is the month of May. Short was his goun, with sieves long and, wyde. Wel coude he sitte on hors, and fayre ryde. He coude... | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer - 1899 - 146 pages
...he, as it were a mede oo Al ful of fresshe floures, white and rede. Syngyng he was, or floytyng, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May. Short was his goune, with sieves longe and wyde. Wel coude he sitte on hors, and faire ride. 15 He... | |
| Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...was he, as it were a mede Al ful of freshe floures, white and rede. Singing he was, or floyting4 al the day, He was as fresh, as is the month of May. Short was his goun, with sieves long and wyde. Wel coude he sitte on hors, and fayre ryde. He coude... | |
| American fiction - 1900 - 548 pages
...in her memoir she applies Chaucer's description of the young squire, Syngyng he was, or floyting, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May, died after a lingering illness, upon the very threshold of his profession, leaving her with only Cecco,... | |
| John Scott Clark - American poetry - 1900 - 886 pages
...was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures whyte and rede. Singinge he was or floytynge al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May. Short was his goune, with sieves long and wyde. Wel coude he sitte on hors and faire ryde. He coude... | |
| American fiction - 1900 - 646 pages
...in her memoir she applies Chaucer's description of the young squire, Syngyng he was, or floyting, al the day; He was as fresh as is the month of May, died after a lingering illness, upon the very threshold of his profession, leaving her with only Cecco,... | |
| E. J. Mathew - English literature - 1901 - 556 pages
...was he, as it were a mede, All full of freshest 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 both long and wide. Well could he sit his horse, and fair6 ride. Songs... | |
| Edward FitzGerald - 1902 - 350 pages
...Lady's grace. Embroidered was he as it were a Mede, All full of fresh Flowris, both white and rede ; Singing he was or floyting all the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May : Short was his Goun with slevis long and wide, Well couth he set an Hors, and fair yride ; And Songis... | |
| Edward FitzGerald - 1902 - 288 pages
...a mede, [ 207 ] KUIT1ON All full of fresh flowris both white and rede ; Singing he was or floating all the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May : Short was his goun with slevis long and wide, Well couth he set an hors, and fair yride ; And songis... | |
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