 | 1808 - 546 pages
...description of " The Parson." " A good man there was of religion, And he was a poor parson of a town : Bat rich he was of holy thought and work, He was also a learned man, a clerk, That Christ'is gospel truly would he preach, His parish'ners devoutly would he teach. Ben.gn he was, and... | |
 | 1811 - 530 pages
...extract part of his description of " THE PARSON:" A good man there was of religion, And he was a poor parson of a town: But rich he was of holy thought and work, He was also a learned man, a clerk, That Christ's gospel truly would he preach, His parish'ners devoutly would he teach. Benign he was, and... | |
 | 1831 - 544 pages
...his mind when delineating this minister of Christ. A good man there was of religion, He was a poor parson of a town, But rich he was of holy thought and work, He was a learned man, also a clerk, That Christ's gospel truly would preach, His parishioners devoutly would... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...Will vanish at the morning light, Which God, my East, my Sun, reveals. GEOFFREY CHAUCER. THE PARSOX. A GOOD man there was of religion, That was a poore...and work; He was also a learned man, a clerk. That Christe's gospel truly woulde" preach ; His parishens devoutly would he teach; Benign he was, and wonder... | |
 | Charles Webb Le Bas - 1832 - 414 pages
...Chaucer's celebrated picture of the Village Priest. " A good man there was of religion, He was a poor parson of a town, But rich he was of holy thought and work, He was a learned man, also a clerk, That Christ's Gospel truly would preach. His parishioner? devoutly would... | |
 | Charles Webb Le Bas - 1832 - 408 pages
...Chaucer's celebrated picture of the Village Priest. " A good man there was of religion, He was a poor parson of a town, But rich he was of holy thought and work, lie was a learned man, also a clerk, That Christ's Gospel truly would preach. His parishioners devoutlT... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1835 - 758 pages
...laugh and carp. 9 Of remedies of lovo she knew perchance, For of that art she could 5 the olde dance. A good man there was of religion, That was a poore Parson of a town, 480 But rich he was of holy thought and work ; He was also a learned man, a Clerk, 1 Scathe — harm,... | |
 | Sarus Adrian J. de Ruever Groneman - 1837 - 312 pages
...FPickliff, etc. p. 137. Nonnulla ex eo apponere juvat. A good man there was of religion , J!e was a pour parson of a town , But rich he was of holy thought and tcor'i , He teas a learned man , also a clerk , That Christ's Gospel truly would preach , Jiss parishioners... | |
 | 1840 - 538 pages
...his class. A good man there was of religion, That was a poor PARSONE of a town ; But rich he was in holy thought and work, He was also a learned man, a clerk, That Christ's gospel truely would preach. His parishens devoutly would he teach, Beniçne he was, and wondrous... | |
 | George Punchard - 1841 - 404 pages
...character drawn by the poet, of the parish priest." " A good man there was of religion, He was a poor parson of a town, But rich he was of holy thought and werk He was also a learned man, a clerk, That Criste's gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parishens... | |
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A good man was there of religion, And was a poore Parson of a town; But rich he was of holy thought and work; He was also a learned man, a clerk, That Christes Gospel trewely would preach: His parishens devoutly would he teach. Benign he was, and wonder... 
