 Forsothe he was a worthy man withalle, But soth to sayn, I n'ot how men him calle. A CLERK ther was of Oxenforde also, That unto logike hadde long ygo. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake; But loked holwe, and therto...  The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer - 3 psl.autoriai: Geoffrey Chaucer - 1851 - 501 psl.Visos knygos peržiūra - Apie šią knygą
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 794 psl.
...men him calle» A Cle rl ther was of Oxenford aUb, That unto logike hadde long ygo. As Icne was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat I undertake. But loked holwe, and therto foberly . Ful thredbare was his overeft courtepy, For he hadde geten him yet no benefice, Ne was nought... | |
 | Henry John Todd - 1810 - 470 psl.
...sayn, I n'ot how men him calle. THE CLERK OF OXEWFORDE. And he was not right fat, I undertake ; 290 But loked holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare...nought worldly to have an office. For him was lever han at his beddes hed 293 A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophie,... | |
 | Henry John Todd - 1810 - 466 psl.
...• • '. A . • • i. .; THE CLERK OF OXEWFORDE. • And he was not right fat, I undertake ; 290 But loked holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare...nought worldly to have an office. For him was lever han at his beddes hed 295 A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophic,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 766 psl.
...men him calle. A CLERK ther was of Oxenforde also, That unto lug ike hadde long ygo. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake...loked holwe, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was bis ovcrest courtepy, Fur he harldc geten him yet no benelicK, Ne was nought worldly to have an office.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 psl.
...right fat, I undertake ; But loked holwe2, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overest courtepy9, For he hadde geten him yet no benefice, Ne was nought worldly to have an office. For him was lever4 han at his beddes hed A twenty bokes, clothed in black and red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophic,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 432 psl.
...men him calle. A Clerk ther was of Oxenforde also, That unto logike hadde long ygo. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake ; But loked hoi we2, and therto soberly. Ful thredbare was his overest courtepy3, For he hadde geten him yet no... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 468 psl.
...men him ealle. A CLERK ther was of Oxenforde also, That unto logike hadde long ygo. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake Htd loked holwe, and therto soberly. Pul thredbare was his overest eourtepy, For he hadde geten him... | |
 | 1833 - 546 psl.
...had gotten him yet no benefice — Nor was very likely to do it, as we may see by the next line :— Ne was nought worldly to have an office : For him was lever (liefer, rather) han at his beddes hed A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle and his... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 388 psl.
...men him calle. A CLERK ther was of Oxenforde also, That unto logike hadde long ygo. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake;...have an office. For him was lever ban at his beddes bed A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophic, Than robes riche, or... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 400 psl.
...men him calle. A CLERK ther was of Oxenforde also, That unto logike hadde long ygo. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he was not right fat, I undertake;...nought worldly to have an office. For him was lever han at his beddes bed A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophie, Than... | |
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