 He was a shepherd, and no mercenarie. And though he holy were, and vertuous, He was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne.  The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer - Pagina 5door Geoffrey Chaucer - 1851 - 501 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Henry John Todd - 1810 - 470 pagina’s
...withold : But dwelt at home, and kepte wel his fold, So that the wolf ne made it not miscarie. 515 He was a shepherd, and no mercenarie. And though he...ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. 520 To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse, By good ensample, was his besinesse : But it were any... | |
 | Henry John Todd - 1810 - 466 pagina’s
...withold : But dwelt at home, and kepte wel his fold, So that the wolf ne made it not miscarie. 515 He was a shepherd, and no mercenarie. And though he...ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. 520 To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse, By good ensample, was his besinesse : But it were any... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 766 pagina’s
...fold, So that the wolf ne made it not rniscarie. He was a shepherd, and no mercenarie. And tliough he holy were, and vertuous, He was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous nc digne, Bat in his teaching discrete and henigne. To drawen folk to Heven, with fairenesse, By good... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...kepte wel his fold, So that the wolf ne made it not misearie ; He was a shepherd and no mereenarie. orimant would have. Barnard, thou art a eit with all thy speehe dangerous ne digne ; But, in his teehing, diserete and benigne. To drawen folke to heven, with... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1827 - 322 pagina’s
...he yaf, That first he wrought and afterward he taught ; Out of the gospel he the wordes caught. — And though he holy were, and vertuous He was to sinful...discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven with fairnesse, By good ensample was his businesse ; But if were any persone obstinat, What so he were of... | |
 | Poems - 1827 - 934 pagina’s
...minister of the gospel. 1 may transcribe a few wellJtnown lines from Chaucer, as not inapplicable :— He was a shepherd and no mercenarie — And though he holy were and vertuous, He was to sinful man not dispitous ; Me of his speche dangerous ne digne, And in his teching discrete and bcnigne —... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1827 - 330 pagina’s
...shepe he yaf, That first he wrought and afterward he taught; Out of the gospel he the wordes caught.— And though he holy were, and vertuous He was to sinful men not dispitous, \e of his spcche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1828 - 268 pagina’s
...he yaf, That first he wrought and afterward he taught On i of the gospel he the worries caught. — And though he holy were, and vertuous He was to sinful...dispitous Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his tecbing discrete and beoigne. To drawen folk to heven with fairnesse, By good en&le was his businesse... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pagina’s
...made it not miscarie. . .* . He was a shepherd, and no mercenarie. (a) Proved. (6) Times. (c) Give. And though he holy were, and vertuous, He was to sinful...dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teaching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse, By good ensample, was his... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 364 pagina’s
...with a brotherhede to be withold : But dwelt at home, and kepte wel his fold, 514 So that the wolf ne made it not miscarie. He was a shepherd, and no mercenarie....ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. 1 To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse, By good ensample, was his besinesse : But it were any persone... | |
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