 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pàgines
...his authority, probably that he might introduce a panegyric on his departed friend : " I wol you tell a tale, which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk, As proved by his wordes, and his werk : He now is dede, and nailed in his cheste, I pray to God so geve... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 388 pàgines
...the governance, And therfore wolde I do you obeysance, As fer as reson asketh hardely: I wol you tell a tale, which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk, As preved by his wordes and his werk. He is now ded, and nailed in his cheste, I pray to God so yeve his... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Tyrwhitt - 1822 - 372 pàgines
...governance, And therfore wolde I do you obeysance, AS fer as reson asketh hardely : I wol you tell a tale, which that I Lerned at Padowe, of a worthy clerk, As preved by his wordes and his werk. He is now ded, and nailed in his cheste, I pray to God so yeve his... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1840 - 600 pàgines
...relate it at Padua. This too seems sufficiently pointed out in the words of the Prologue. I wol you tell a tale which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk : — Fraunceis Petrark, the lauréat poete, Highte this clerke, whos rhctorik swete I '.illumined... | |
 | 1844 - 714 pàgines
...is his own authority for the source from whence he derived the story of Griselda : " I wol you tell a tale which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk. ***** Fraunceis Petrark, the laureat Poete, Highte this clerk.'' * The Italian proverb says, " L'arqua... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1847 - 318 pàgines
...the testimony of Chaucer himself, who, in his prologue to the Clerk's tale, says — " I wol you tell a tale, which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk, As preved by his wordes and his work : Fle is now ded, and nailed in his chest, I pray to God to give... | |
 | Percy Society - 1848 - 406 pàgines
...the governaunce, And therfor wol I do yow obeissaunce, 7900 Als fer as resoun askith hardily : I wil yow telle a tale, which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk, As proved by his wordes and his werk. He is now deed, and nayled in his chest, Now God give his soule... | |
 | Percy Society - 1848 - 408 pàgines
...the governaunce, And therfor wol I do yow obeissaunce, 7«00 Als fer as resoun askith hardily : I wil yow telle a tale, which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk, As proved by his wordes and his werk. He is now deed, and nayled in his chest, Now God give his soule... | |
 | 1849 - 636 pàgines
...the supposed allusion to it in the following lines in the Prologue to the Clerk's " I wol you tell a tale, which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk, As preved by his wordes and his work. IIu is now ded, arid nailed in his cheste, I pray to God so yeve... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1853 - 248 pàgines
...the governaunce, And therfor wol I do yow obeissaunce, 7900 Als fer as resoun askith hardily. I wil yow telle a tale, which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk, As proved by his wordes and his werk. He is now deed, and nayled in his chest, Now God give his soule... | |
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I wol yow telle a tale which that I Lerned at Padowe of a worthy clerk, As preved by his wordes and his werk. He is now deed and nayled in his cheste, I prey to god so yeve his soule reste. 
