From Jean Froissart’s Chronicles. THE BATTLE OF POITIERS OF THE GREAT HOST THAT THE FRENCH KING BROUGHT TO THE BATTLE OF POITIERS After the taking of the castle of Romorantin and of them that were therein, the prince then and his company rode as they did before, destroying the country, approaching to Anjou and to [...]

This is part of an online version of the eBook edition that I recently produced of Chaucer’s The Pardoner’s Tale. This page provides The Pardoner’s Tale in Middle English. For other versions see the below links: The Pardoner’s Tale in Middle English The Pardoner’s Tale in Modern and Middle English   Description of the Pardoner [...]

This is part of an online version of the eBook edition that I recently produced of Chaucer’s The Pardoner’s Tale. This page provides The Pardoner’s Tale in Middle English. For other versions see the below links: The Pardoner’s Tale in Middle English The Pardoner’s Tale in Modern English   Description of the Pardoner from the [...]

This is part of an online version of the eBook edition that I recently produced of Chaucer’s The Pardoner’s Tale. This page provides The Pardoner’s Tale in Middle English. For other versions see the below links: The Pardoner’s Tale in Modern and Middle English The Pardoner’s Tale in Modern English   Description of the Pardoner [...]

The “Parlement of Foules” (also known as the “Parliament of Fowls”, “Parlement of Briddes”, “Assembly of Fowls”, “Assemble of Foules”, or “The Parliament of Birds”) THE life so short, the craft so long to learn, Th’assay so hard, so sharp the conquering, The dreadful joy, alway that *flits so yern;* *fleets so fast* All this [...]

Buy Troilus and Criseyde Texts BOOK V. Incipit Liber Quintus. Aprochen gan the fatal destinee That Ioves hath in disposicioun, And to yow, angry Parcas, sustren three, Committeth, to don execucioun; For which Criseyde moste out of the toun,  5 And Troilus shal dwelle forth in pyne Til Lachesis his threed no lenger twyne. — [...]

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Buy Troilus and Criseyde Texts BOOK I. Incipit Liber Primus The double sorwe of Troilus to tellen,  1 That was the king Priamus sone of Troye, In lovinge, how his aventures fellen Fro wo to wele, and after out of Ioye, My purpos is, er that I parte fro ye.  5 Thesiphone, thou help me [...]