 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1921 - 570 pages
...castel-wal. His bile was blak, and as the Ieet it shoon; Lyk asur were his legges and his toon; His nayles whytter than the lilie flour, And lyk the burned gold was his colour. This gentil cok had in his governaunce Sevene hennes for to doon al his plesaunce, Which were his sustres... | |
 | Modern Language Association of America - 1924 - 1016 pages
...castel-wal. His bile was blak, and as the jeet it shoon; Lyk asur were bis legges, and his toon; His nayles whytter than the lilie flour, And lyk the burned gold was his colour. (39-44) This description is so heightened as to give rise to suspicion. I have yet to see or hear of... | |
 | Harry Morgan Ayres, Frederick Morgan Padelford - 1924 - 942 pages
...bile was blak, and as the leet it shoon ; Lyk asur were his legges, and his toon ; His nayles why tter whom all the world loved, never sought to replace her. I can This gentil cok hadde in his governaunce Sevene hennes, for to doon al his pleasaunce, Whiche were... | |
 | Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - 1927 - 1432 pages
...40 His bile was blak, and as the jeet it shoon; Lyk asur were his legges, and his toon; His nayles the gods 475 Whom he had vanquished. This gentil cok hadde in his governaunce 45 1 direction « depart " saw 1 fetcbed » modesty » somewhat... | |
 | William Peacock - 1928 - 476 pages
...castel-wal. His bile was blak, and as the jeet it shoon ; Lyk asur were his legges, and his toon ; His nayles whytter than the lilie flour, And lyk the burned gold was his colour. This gentil cok hadde in his governaunce Sevene hennes, for to doon al his plesaunce, Whiche were his... | |
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His bile was blak, and as the jeet it shoon; Lyk asur were his legges, and his toon;" His nayles whytter than the lilie flour, And lyk the burned 
