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Wife Of Bath Prologue Flashcards

1
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Wo

A

Woe

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2
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Lordynges

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Gentlemen

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3
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Enterne on lyve

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Eternally alive

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4
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Housbondes at chirche dore I have had fyve

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I have had five husbands at the church door

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5
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Degree

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In their own way

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But me was toold, certeyn, nat longe agoon is

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But to me it was told, certainly, it is not long ago

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7
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Cane of Galilee

A

Cana of Galilee

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Herkne eek, lo,

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Listen also, lo

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9
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Spak in repreeve

A

Spoke in reproof

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10
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Nones

A

Purpose

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11
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ilke

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Same

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12
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Axe

A

Ask

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13
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Myn age

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My lifetime

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14
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Upon this nombre diffinicioun

A

A definition of this number

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Men may devyne and glosen, up and doun

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Men may conjecture and interpret in every way

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16
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Woot

A

Know

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17
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Lye

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Lie

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18
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God bad us for to wexe

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God commanded us to grow fruitful

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But of no nombre mencion made he, of bigamye, or of octgamye

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But he made no mention of number, of marrying two, or of marrying eight

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20
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Why sholde men thanne speke of it vileynye?

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Why should men then speak evil of it?

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21
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Daun

A

Dan

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22
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I trowe he hadde

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I believe he had

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23
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As wolde God it leveful were unto me

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As would God it were lawful unto me

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24
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Hadde he for alle his wyvys!

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He had because of all his wives!

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25
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No man hath swich that in this world alyve is

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No man that in this world is alive has such

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26
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Woot

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Knows

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27
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As to my wit

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According to my judgement

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28
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Myrie

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Merry

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29
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So wel was hym on lyve

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So well things went for him in his lifetime

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30
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Nether purs and of here cheste

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Lower purse and of their strongbox

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31
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Diverse scoles maken parfyt clerks

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Differing schools make perfect clerks

32
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Sondry

33
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Parfyt sekirly

A

Truly perfect

34
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Of fyve husbondes scoleiyng am I

A

Of five husbands’ schooling am I

35
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Sothe

36
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Anon

A

Straightaway

37
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A Goddes half, where it liketh me

A

By God’s side, wherever it pleases me

38
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Bet it is to be wedded than to brynne

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It is better to be wedded than to burn

39
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What rekketh me, thogh folk seye vileynye of shrewed Lameth and his bigayme?

A

What do I care, though folk speak evil of cursed Lamech and his bigamy?

40
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Ferforth

41
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Seye

42
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Manere age

A

Historical period

43
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Defended

44
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Drede

45
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He seyde that precept therof hadde he noon

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He said that he had no precept concerning it

46
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Men may conseille a womman to been oon

A

Men may advise women to be one

47
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Conseillyng

48
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Putte

49
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Dampned

50
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Dede

51
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Wherof

A

Where from

52
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Poul dorste nat comanden, atte leeste

A

In any case, Paul dared not command

53
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Yaf noon heeste

A

Gave no command

54
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Dart

55
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Cacche whoso may, who renneth best lat see

A

Catch it whoever can, let’s see who runs best

56
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But this word is nat taken of every wight

A

But this word does not apply to every person

57
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But ther as God lust gyve it of his myght

A

But where God desires to give it by his power

58
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Mayde

59
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Wroot

60
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Swich

61
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Al nys but conseil to virginitee

A

All is nothing but advice to virginity

62
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For to been a wyf he yaf me leve

Of indulgence; so nys it no repreve

A

He gave me leave to be a wife

By explicit permission; so it is not blameful

63
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If that make dye

A

If my mate should die

64
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Excepcion to bigamy

A

Objection to bigamy

65
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Al were it good no womman for to touche

A

Although it would be good to touch no woman

66
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For peril is bothe fyr and tow t’ assemble

A

For it is perilous to assemble both fire and flax

67
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Resemble

68
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Al and som

A

The sum of it

69
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Freeletee clepe I, but if that he and she

A

Weakness I call it, unless he and she

70
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Would leden al hir

A

Would lead all their life

71
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Preferre bigamye

A

May have precedence over a second marriage

72
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It liketh hem

A

It pleases them

73
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Goost

74
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Of myn estaat I nyl nat make no boost

A

Of my state I will make no boast

75
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He nath nat every vessel al of gold

A

He has not every utensil all of gold

76
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Clepeth

77
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Sondry wyse

A

Various ways

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