| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 794 pages
...mcdc, This was the old opinion as I rede ; I fpeke of many hundred yeres ago, But now can no man fee non elves mo ; For now the grete charitee and prayeres Of limitoures and other holy freres, That ferchcn every land and every ftreme, As thikke as motes in the fonne bemc, Eliding hallcs, chambres,... | |
| Francis Douce - 1807 - 560 pages
...hands. Of this we have a curious proof in the beginning of Chaucer's admirable tale of the WifeofBath\ " I speke of many hundred yeres ago ; But now can no...charitee and prayeres Of limitoures and other holy frerea- . . . ., ;s • That serchen every land and every strerne. , • ._.. As thikkeas motes in... | |
| Francis Douce - 1807 - 552 pages
...Of this we have a curious proof in the beginning of Chaucer's admirable tale of the Wife of Bath-, " I speke of many hundred yeres ago ; But now can no...grete charitee and prayeres Of limitoures and other holyfreres That serchen every land and every streme. As thikke as motes in the sonne beme, Blissing... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 496 pages
...The Elf quene with hire joly compagnie Danced Hi I oft in many a grene mede, This was the old opinion as I rede ; I speke of many hundred yeres ago, But...every land and every streme, As thikke as motes in the sonne-beme, Blissing halles, chambres, kichenes, and boures, Citees and bur^hes, castles highe and... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 490 pages
...The Elf quene with hire joly compagnie Danced ful oft in many a grene mede, This was the old opinion as I rede ; I speke of many hundred yeres ago, But...every land and every streme, As thikke as motes in the sonne-beme, Blissing halles, chambres, kichenes, and boures,Citees and burghes, castles highe and toures,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 766 pages
...Theelf-quenc, with her joly compagnie, Dtaced ful oft in many a grene tnede. This was the old opinion as I rede ; I speke of many hundred yeres ago ; But...elves mo, For now the grete charitee and prayeres Of limitourcs and other holy freres, That serehcn every land and every streme, As thikke as motes in the... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 496 pages
...The Elf quene with hire joly compagnie Danced ful oft in many a grene mede ; This was the old opinion as I rede ; I speke of many hundred yeres ago, But...land and. every streme, As thikke as motes in the sonne-beme, Blissing halles, chambres, kichenes, and boiires, Citees and burghes, castles highe and... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 388 pages
...Elf-quene, with hire joly compagnie, Danced ful oft in many a grene mede. This was the old opinion as I rede; I speke of many hundred yeres ago; But...every land and every streme, As thikke as motes in the sonne-beme, Blissing halles, chambres, kichenes, and boures, Citees and burghes, castles highe and... | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Tyrwhitt - 1822 - 372 pages
...The Elf quene, with hire joly compagnie Danced ful oft in many a grene mede. This was the old opinion as I rede ; I speke of many hundred yeres ago ; But...and prayeres Of limitoures and other holy freres, t>448 That serchen every land and every streme, As thikke as motes in the sonne beme, Blissing halles,... | |
| 1822 - 628 pages
...The clf-quene with her joly compagnie Danced ful oft in many a grene mede. This was the old opinion as I rede ; I speke of many hundred yeres ago ; But now can no man see non elves mo ; For now the gretj charitee and prayeres Of limitourcs and other holy freres, — That serchen every land and every... | |
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