 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1894 - 708 pagina’s
...or reed, Of Aristotle and his philosophye, 295 Than robes riche, or fithele, or gay sautrye. But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre; (300) 266. Pt. ln had; rest hadde. 271. Ln. motteley; HI. motteleye; E. Hn. motlee. 272. E. benere.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1894 - 920 pagina’s
...or reed, Of Aristotle and his philosophyc, 295 Than robes riche, or fithele, or gay santrye. But al be that he was a philosophre. Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre : (wo) But al that he mighte of his freendes hente, On bokes and on lerninge he it spente, 300 And... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1894 - 508 pagina’s
...or reed Of Aristotle and his philosophie, 295 Than robes riche, or fithele, or gay sautrie : But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre ; 282. cheiyssaunce, agreement, 292. offiee, ie secular employespecially for borrow- ment. ing. 293-... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1894 - 918 pagina’s
...reed, Of Aristotle and his philosophye, -'115 Than robes riche, or fithele, or gay sautryo. But al bo that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre ; (300) But al that he mighte of his freendes honte, On bokes and on lerninge ho it spent n, juo And... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1928 - 760 pagina’s
...reed Of Aristotle and his philosophic Than robes riche, or fithele, or sautrie. 296 But al^be_that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre; But al that he myghte of his freendes hente On bookes and his lernynge he it spente; 300 And bisily gan... | |
 | Robert E. Lewis - 1956 - 132 pagina’s
...oure-selfe. . Neuir-be-les of a läse hald we vs dristins. (b) (C1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. A.297; But, al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre. (al393) Gower CA 4.2393: Al be it so the bodi deie, The name of hem schal nevere aweie. Ibid. 4.2920:... | |
 | Bernard Felix Hupp? - 1964 - 260 pagina’s
...philosopher, and his search is for truth, not gold, unlike the practical philosopher, the alchemist: But al be that he was a philosophre Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre. (297-298) He seeks the treasure which does not rust. He is utterly unsuccessful, unlike our three prosperous... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 2000 - 226 pagina’s
...his own jokes — For gold in phisik is a cordial, Therlbre he lovede gold in special. (443-4) But al be that he was a philosophre. Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre. (297-8) — into revealing flashes of the Doctor's cupidity and the contrasted disinterestedness of... | |
 | Mann - 1973 - 356 pagina’s
...now a philosopher. Chaucer takes pains to show us that his Clerk is no exception to this rule: But al be that he was a philosophre Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre. (297-8) Some writers see poverty as a necessary condition for scholarship:119 Walter of Chatillon harks... | |
 | Birmingham central literary assoc - 1879 - 456 pagina’s
...smiling face, and was always ready to join in a laugh although maybe it was against himself, for — " All be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre. " So much for the personnel of our society Our meetings were held weekly and we had an elaborate programme... | |
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