That well by reason men it call may
The daisie, or els the eye of the day,
The emprise, and floure of floures all.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400)
-- Prologue of the Legend of Good Women, Line 183
The daisie, or els the eye of the day,
The emprise, and floure of floures all.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400)
-- Prologue of the Legend of Good Women, Line 183
Related:
- Of all the floures in the mede,
Than love I most these floures white and rede,
Soch that men callen daisies in our toun. -- Geoffrey... - And smale foules maken melodie,
That slepen alle night with open eye,
So priketh hem nature in hir corages; Than longen folk... - A Clerk ther was of Oxenforde also.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400)
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Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line... - And for to see, and eek for to be seie.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400)
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The Wif of Bathes Prologue, Line... - And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400)
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Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line... - And of his port as meke as is a mayde.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400)
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Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line... - And yet he had a thomb of gold parde.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400)
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Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line... - Fie on possession,
But if a man be vertuous withal.
Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Frankeleines Prologue... - For gold in phisike is a cordial;
Therefore he loved gold in special.
Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales,...
