Tale quotes

Question 1

‘Unto som mayde…

Answer 1

…fair and tendre of age’

Question 2

‘She shal nat passe…

Answer 2

…twenty yeer, certain; Oold fissh and yong flessh wolde I have ful fain’

Question 3

‘Ne children sholde I…

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… none upon hire greten; Yet were me levere houndes had me eten, Than that myn heritage sholde falle’

Question 4

‘Seyn that I have the mooste…

Answer 4

…stedefast wyf, And eek the mekeste oon that bereth lyf’

Question 5

‘Ther passeth thurgh his herte…

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…night by night, As whoso tooke a mirour, polisshed bright, And seete it in a commune market-place, Thanne sholde he se ful many a figure pace’

Question 6

‘For love is blind…

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…alday, and may nat see’

Question 7

‘Hir fresshe beautee…

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…and hir age tendre, Hir middel smal, hire armes long and skelndre’

Question 8

‘Which that of beautee hadde…

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…greet renoun, Al were it so she were of smal degree: Suffiseth him hir yowthe and hir beautee’

Question 9

‘That I shal have…

Answer 9

…myn hevene in erthe heere’

Question 10

‘They wroghten so…

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…by sly and wys tretee, That she, this maiden, which that Mayus highte’

Question 11

‘If I yow tolde…

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…of every scrit and bond’

Question 12

‘Mayus, that sit with so…

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…beninge a chiere, Hire to biholde it seemed fairerye’

Question 13

‘The bride was…

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…bought abedde as stille as stoon’

Question 14

‘He lulleth hire…

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…he kisseth hire ful ofte; With thikke brustles of his berd unsofte, Lyk to the skin of houndfish’

Question 15

‘A man may…

Answer 15

…do no sinne with his wyf’

Question 16

‘Thus laboureth he…

Answer 16

…til that the day gan dawe’

Question 17

‘And after that…

Answer 17

…he sand ful loude and cleere, And kiste his wif, and made wantown cheere’

Question 18

‘But God woot what that May…

Answer 18

…thoughte in hir herte’

Question 19

‘but fresshe May heeld…

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…hire chambre unto the fourth day’

Question 20

‘So brenneth that…

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…he dieth for desir’

Question 21

‘But prively a penner…

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… gan he borwe, And in a lettre wroot he al his sorwe’

Question 22

‘He is as wys…

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…, discreet, and as secree, As any man I woot of his degree, And therto manly, and eek servisable’

Question 23

‘This purs hath she…

Answer 23

…inwith hir bosom hid, And wente hire; ye gete namoore of me’

Question 24

‘Ther as ye woot…

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…that every wight moot neede; And whan she of this bille hath taken heede, She rente it al to cloutes atte lastee’

Question 25

'How that he...

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...wrought, I dar nat to yow telle; Or wheither hire thoughte it paradis or helle'

Question 26

'Under his pilwe...

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...rede it if him leste. She taketh him by the hand, and harde him twiste'

Question 27

'He baar alwey...

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... of silve a clicket, with which, whan that him leste, he it unshette'

Question 28

'He in the gardyn...

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... parfourned hem and spedde'

Question 29

'But worldly...

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...joye may nat alwey dure'

Question 30

'Is woxen blind...

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...and that al sodeynly'

Question 31

'in warm wex hath...

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...emprented the clicket'

Question 32

'and stille he...

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...sit under a bussh anon'

Question 33

'And wommen have...

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...have repreve of yow ay newe. Ye han noon oother cpunternance, I leeve, But speke to us of untrust and repreeve'

Question 34

' "My wyf"...

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... quod he "ther may no wight seye nay, Th' expeirence so preveth every day, The tresons whiche that wommen doon to man'

Question 35

'By cause, allas...

Answer 35

...that he is bling and old, His owene man shal make him cokewold'

Question 36

'That I shal yeven...

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...hire suffisant answere, and alle wommen after, for hir sake; that, though they be in any gilt ytake'

Question 37

'Yit shul we wommen visage...

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it hardily and wepe, and swere, and childe subtilly, So that ye men shul been as lewed as gees'

Question 38

'What though he made a temple...

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Goddes house? What though he were riche ans glorious? So he eek a temple of false goddis'

Question 39

'This fresshe May, that is so bright...

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...and sheene, Gan for to sike'

Question 40

"Allas, my side. Mow Sire...

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...for aught that may bitide I moste han of the peres that I see, Or I moot die, so soore longeth me to eten of the smale peres grene"

Question 41

'May han to fruit so greet...

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...an appetit that she may dien, but she of it have'

Question 42

' "Allas" quod he...

Answer 42

..."that I ne had heer a knave That koude climbe. Allas allass" '

Question 43

"so I my foot....

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...mighte setter upon youre bak"

Question 44

"theron hal be no lak...

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...mighte I yow helpen wih myn herte blood"

Question 45

'I kan nat glose...

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... I am a rude man - And sodeynly anon this Damyan Gan pullen up the smok and in he throng'

Question 46

'And whan that he hadde caught...

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...his sighte again'

Question 47

'And to his palays hoom...

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...he hath hire lad. Now, goode men, I pray yow to be glad'

Question 48

'Lo whiche sleightes and subtilitees...

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...In wommen been. For ay as bisy as bees Been they, us sely men for to deceyve, And from the soothe evere wol they wyeve'