3075 "Suster," quod he, "this is my fulle assent, "Sister," said he, "this is my full intention, 3076 With al th'avys heere of my parlement, With all the advice of my parliament here, 3077 That gentil Palamon, youre owene knyght, That gentle Palamon, your own knight, 3078 That serveth yow with wille, herte, and myght, Who serves you with will, heart, and might, 3079 And ever hath doon syn ye first hym knewe, And ever has done so since you first knew him, 3080 That ye shul of youre grace upon hym rewe, That you shall of your grace have pity upon him, 3081 And taken hym for housbonde and for lord. 1141 Thus artow of my conseil, out of doute, Thus thou art my trusted confidant, without doubt, 1142 And now thow woldest falsly been aboute And now thou wouldest falsely be busy preparing 1143 To love my lady, whom I love and serve, To love my lady, whom I love and serve, 1144 And evere shal til that myn herte sterve. Shall endure (for a set time) one after another. And said, "Sire, what more words are needed? 2456 Myn is the drenchyng in the see so wan; Mine is the drowning in the sea so dark; 2457 Myn is the prison in the derke cote; Mine is the imprisonment in the dark cell; 2458 Myn is the stranglyng and hangyng by the throte, Mine is the killing and hanging by the throat, 2459 The murmure and the cherles rebellyng, The murmur (of discontent) and the churls' rebelling, 2460 The groynynge, and the pryvee empoysonyng; The grumbling, and the secret poisoning; 2461 I do vengeance and pleyn correccioun, I exact vengeance and do full punishment, 2462 Whil I dwelle in the signe of the leoun. And choose the best, and leave the worst for me. Geoffrey Chaucer, (born c. 1342/43, London?, England—died October 25, 1400, London), the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare and “the first finder of our language.”His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English. And God, who has made all this wide world. You're good. 1540 Whan that Arcite had songe, he gan to sike When Arcite had sung, he began to sigh 1541 And sette hym doun withouten any moore. He said, "Alas that day that I was born! Are in their happiest state for joy of dan Arcite. Duke Theseus had three steeds brought forth. This was the agreement, plainly to write, That if it so were that Arcite were found, Ever in his life, by day or night, at any moment. I shall be an impartial and true judge. But all for naught; he was brought to the stake. 2887 In as muche as the servyce sholde be In order that the ritual should be 2888 The moore noble and riche in his degree, The more noble and rich in its degree, 2889 Duc Theseus leet forth thre steedes brynge, Duke Theseus had three steeds brought forth, 2890 That trapped were in steel al gliterynge, That were equipped with trappings of steel all glittering, 2891 And covered with the armes of daun Arcite. The Miller's Prologue is the first "quite" that occurs in the tales. 1559 Allas, thou felle Mars! For man is slain exactly like another beast. PRE-INTERMEDIATE Vydáno dne 26.02.2021 Zjednodušená verze další z Canterburských povídek spisovatele Geoffrey Chaucera. Charles Muscatine's interpretation is still the dominant reading, but a great variety of points of view can be accommodated by so complex a work as this, and students who choose to explore the bibliographies will find a broad range of opinion. 2289 Hir brighte heer was kembd, untressed al; Her bright hair was combed, all loose; 2290 A coroune of a grene ook cerial A crown of an evergreen oak 2291 Upon hir heed was set ful fair and meete. 2668 Saturnus seyde, "Doghter, hoold thy pees! A maiden, and love hunting and the chase. Sworn very sincerely, and each of us to the other. 2576 It nas nat of the day yet fully pryme It was not yet fully prime (nine a.m.) of the day 2577 Whan set was Theseus ful riche and hye, When Theseus was set very splendidly and nobly, 2578 Ypolita the queene, and Emelye, Ypolita the queen, and Emelye, 2579 And othere ladys in degrees aboute. He did not hinder his fellow from seeing. Thou knowest not yet now. But slay me first, by holy charity! I meekly serve him as his squire. 2438 And right anon swich strif ther is bigonne, And right away such strife there is begun, 2439 For thilke grauntyng, in the hevene above, Because of that same grant, in the heaven above, 2440 Bitwixe Venus, the goddesse of love, Between Venus, the goddess of love,2441 And Mars, the stierne god armypotente, And Mars, the stern god powerful in arms, 2442 That Juppiter was bisy it to stente, That Jupiter was hard put to stop it, 2443 Til that the pale Saturnus the colde, Until the pale Saturn the hostile, 2444 That knew so manye of aventures olde, Who knew so many of old adventures, 2445 Foond in his olde experience an art Found in his old experience a plan 2446 That he ful soone hath plesed every part. Geoffrey Chaucer's The knight's tale This god of arms was arrayed thus. no more, for it is done! He did thrust through the thickest of the throng; There strong steeds stumble, and down goes all. By menacing of Mars, according to the horoscope; Who shall be slain or else dead for love. Fully like a lord this noble duke did ride. 2534 Til al the noyse of peple was ydo, Until all the noise of people was done, 2535 And whan he saugh the peple of noyse al stille, And when he saw the people all still of noise, 2536 Tho shewed he the myghty dukes wille: Then showed he the mighty duke's will: 2537 "The lord hath of his heigh discrecioun "The lord has of his great sound judgment 2538 Considered that it were destruccioun Considered that it would be destruction 2539 To gentil blood to fighten in the gyse To gentle blood to fight in the manner 2540 Of mortal bataille now in this emprise. But all for naught; he was brought to the stake. In 1366 Philippa Chaucer received an annuity, and later annuities were frequently paid to her through her husband. 1574 This Palamoun, that thoughte that thurgh his herte This Palamon, that thought that through his heart 1575 He felte a coold swerd sodeynliche glyde, He felt a cold sword suddenly glide, 1576 For ire he quook; no lenger wolde he byde. And underneath her feet she had a moon --. 2488 But by the cause that they sholde ryse But because they must rise 2489 Eerly, for to seen the grete fight, Early, to see the great fight, 2490 Unto hir reste wenten they at nyght. And he (Theseus) loved him as tenderly in turn. To which Fortune had brought him in the snare. The Canterbury Tales is the last of Geoffrey Chaucer's works, and he only finished 24 of an initially planned 100 tales. 1688 And to the grove that stood ful faste by, And to the grove that stood very close by, 1689 In which ther was an hert, as men hym tolde, In which there was a hart, so people told him, 1690 Duc Theseus the streighte wey hath holde. But (speak only) of the substance; that seems to me the best. Explicit secunda pars The second part ends, Sequitur pars tercia The third part follows. "Since thou haddest gold enough, and Emelye?" That his prayer was accepted that day. 2551 And he that is at meschief shal be take And he who is at a disadvantage shall be taken 2552 And noght slayn, but be broght unto the stake And not slain, but be brought unto the stake 2553 That shal ben ordeyned on either syde; That shall be placed on either side; 2554 But thider he shal by force, and there abyde. When each of them knew the other. For the duration of his life; what more words are needed? People want to go on religious pilgrimages to spiritual places in the springtime, when the April rains have soaked deep into the dry ground to water the flowers’ roots; and when Zephyrus, the god of the west wind, has helped new flowers to grow everywhere; and when you can see the constellation Aries in the sky; and when the birds sing all the time. When his breath is yielded up with honor. 2331 The fires brenne upon the auter cleere, The fires burn brightly upon the altar, 2332 Whil Emelye was thus in hir preyere. 1259 Infinite harmes been in this mateere. In which there was a hart, so people told him. "The contrary of all this is willfulness. To one who means well it would be no matter of concern; But it is good for a man to be without restriction (speak freely). The Canterbury Tale 1291 For, as by wey of possibilitee, For, as by way of possibility, 1292 Sith thou art at thy large, of prisoun free, Since thou art at thy liberty, free of prison, 1293 And art a lord, greet is thyn avauntage And art a lord, thy advantage is great, 1294 Moore than is myn, that sterve here in a cage. 2777 What is this world? This is to say, the boughs were so broad. Now will I speak forth of Emelye. The murmur (of discontent) and the churls' rebelling. Tale 2796 And if that evere ye shul ben a wyf, And if ever you shall be a wife, 2797 Foryet nat Palamon, the gentil man." For vengeance that he saw Diana all naked; And devoured him, because they did not know him. Yet his writings also consistently reflect an all-pervasive humour combined with serious and tolerant consideration of important philosophical questions. 2669 Mars hath his wille, his knyght hath al his boone, Mars has his will, his knight has all his request, 2670 And, by myn heed, thow shalt been esed soone." 2980 Tho sente Theseus for Emelye. The Knight's Tale There was no man whom Theseus holds dearer. And also deliver himself out of prison. The Canterbury Tales 1334 Now wol I stynte of Palamon a lite, Now will I cease (speaking of) of Palamon for a little while, 1335 And lete hym in his prisoun stille dwelle, And leave him to dwell in his prison still, 1336 And of Arcita forth I wol yow telle. To speak of knighthood of (the deeds of) their hand, And would, willingly, have an outstanding reputation. The Knight's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer. Black was his beard, and manly was his face; And he looked about like a griffin (with an eagle's head). Each has unhorsed the other of them two. For he shall never more see his lady. 2233 Considere al this and rewe upon my soore, Consider all this and have pity upon my pain, 2234 As wisly as I shal for everemoore, As surely as I shall for evermore, 2235 Emforth my myght, thy trewe servant be, According to my power (as much as I can), be thy true servant, 2236 And holden werre alwey with chastitee. So help me God, I have no desire to play." 3035 "What maketh this but Juppiter, the kyng, "What causes this but Jupiter, the king, 3036 That is prince and cause of alle thyng, Who is prince and cause of all things, 3037 Convertynge al unto his propre welle Causing all to return to its own origin 3038 From which it is dirryved, sooth to telle? Westward just such another on the opposite (side). The falling of the towers and of the walls. 2783 "I have heer with my cosyn Palamon "I have here with my cousin Palamon 2784 Had strif and rancour many a day agon Had strife and rancor many a day ago 2785 For love of yow, and for my jalousye. In which there dwells neither man nor beast. That doubles all my torment and my woe." Geoffrey Chaucer The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to … Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. What asketh men to have? Conjecturing about these two Theban knights. That one of you, whether he likes it or not. With mighty maces they break the bones to pieces. "1152 This Arcite ful proudly spak ageyn: This Arcite full proudly spoke in return: 1153 "Thow shalt," quod he, "be rather fals than I; "Thou shalt," said he, "be rather false than I; 1154 And thou art fals, I telle thee outrely, And thou art false, I tell thee flatly, 1155 For paramour I loved hire first er thow. Here are some memorable quotes by "Geoffrey Chaucer" (portrayed by Paul Bettany) in "A Knight's Tale" (2001), a film by Brian Helgeland. 2865 And leet comande anon to hakke and hewe And he ordered immediately to hack and hew 2866 The okes olde, and leye hem on a rewe The old oaks, and lay them in a row 2867 In colpons wel arrayed for to brenne. Very secretly he has prepared two sets of armor. Is destroyed by poison and corrupted matter. And by eternal word written and confirmed. Unto each one of the folk that fought thus. 2463 Myn is the ruyne of the hye halles, Mine is the ruin of the high halls, 2464 The fallynge of the toures and of the walles The falling of the towers and of the walls 2465 Upon the mynour or the carpenter. For whom I must of necessity lose my life. The Knight’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. And to the palace there rode many a company, There canst thou see preparation of armor, So exotic and so rich, and wrought so well. 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