 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1880 - 484 oldal
...and wonder 2 diligent, And in adversite ful patient, And swiche 3 he was ypreved 4 often sithes 5 ; Ful loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven 6 out of doute Unto his pour6 parishens aboute Of his offring, and eke of his substance; He coude in... | |
 | M. J. Guest - 1888 - 622 oldal
...sithes. Full lothe were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather would he yeven (give) out of doute TJnto his poure parishens aboute, Of his offring and eke of his substance. He coulde in litel thing have sufflsanoe. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left... | |
 | William James Ashley - 1893 - 568 oldal
...parson of a town " (ie township or village) is clearly pictured to us as an exception, in that " Full loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather...aboute Of his offring, and eke of his substance : He could in litel thing have sufflsance. " " Indeed, the author of Piers Plowman depicts the clergy as... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1893 - 190 oldal
...teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversite fill patient, And swiche he was ypreved often sithes. Ful loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven out of dolite Unto his poure parishens aboute Of his offn'ng, and eke of his substance ; He coude in litel... | |
 | William James Ashley - 1893 - 524 oldal
...township or village) is clearly pictured to us as an exception, in that " Full loth were him to eursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven out of doute Unto his poure parishuns aboute Of his offring, and eke of his substance: Ho could in litel thing have sufflsance.... | |
 | Montague John Guest - 1894 - 656 oldal
...ypreved often sithes. Full lothe were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather would he yeven (give) out of doute Unto his poure parishens aboute, Of his offring and eke of his substance. He coulde in litel thing have suffisance. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left... | |
 | John Earle - 1899 - 204 oldal
...— . ' Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversite ful patient : And swiche he was ypreved often sithes. Ful loth were him to cursen for his...eke of his substance. He coude in litel thing have sufnsance. Wide was his parish, and houses fer asonder, But he ne left nought for no rain ne thonder,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1899 - 848 oldal
...diligent, And in adversitee ful pacient ; And swich he was y-preved ofte sithes. Ful looth were hym parisshens aboute, Of his offryng and eek of his substaunce : He koude in litel thyng have suffisaunce.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1899 - 146 oldal
...diligent, And in adversitee f ul pacient ; tw And swich he was y-preved ofte sithes. Ful looth were hym to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven, out of doute, Unto his povre parisshens aboute Of his offryng, and eek of his substaunce. 490 He coude in litel thyng hah... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1899 - 266 oldal
...in adversitee f ul pacient ; . I , ,. MS And swich he was y-preved ofte'sithes. Ful looth were hym to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven, out of doute, Unto his povre parisshens aboute Of his offryng, and eek of his substaunce. wo He coude in litel thyng han suffisaunce.... | |
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PERSONE of a toun: But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. 
