Chaucer's Legende of Goode Women, Ed. with an Intr. and Notes, by H. Corson

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ... He may me holden fals, and eke unkynde.' And oute she comth, and after hym gan espyen, Booth with hire herte, and with hire eighen; And thoghte, 'I wol him tellen of my drede, 860 Booth of the lyonesse and al my dede.' And at the laste hire love than hath she founde, Betynge with his helis on the grounde, Al blody; and therewithal abak she sterte, And lyke the wawes quappe gan hir herte, 865 And pale as boxe she wax, and in a throwe Avised hir, and gan hym wel to knowe, That it was Piramns, hire herte dere. 846. This line is omitted in the Fairfax MS.; it is supplied from Arch. Seld. B. 24.--Bell. 847. nys, is not. 850. smot, past tense sing. of smile, smote. 851. broode, lit., broadly, i. e., copiously. 852. As water, whanne the conduyte broken ys: This is Ovid's comparison: --"Cruor emicat alte; Won aliter, quam cum vitiato fistula plumbo, Scinditur, et, tonnes Btridente foramine lunge Ejaculatur aquas; atque ictibus aera rumpit. Met. iv., 121--121. 853. wyste nat, knew not. 856. hider, hither; this & softening of the d. 859. A beautiful verse;--eighen, eyes. See note on eighen, v. 827. 863. helis, heels. 865. waives, waves;--quappe, to tremble, to quake. Who koude write whiche a dedely chere Hath Tesbe now? and how hire heere she rente? 870 And how she gan hir selve to tunnente? And how she lyth and swowneth on the grounde? And how she wepe of teres ful his wounde? How medeleth she his blood with hir compleynte? How with his blood hir selven gan she peynte? 875 How clippeth she the dede corps? alias! How dooth this woful Tesbe in this cas? How kysseth she his frosty mouthe so colde? 'Who hath doon this? and who hath ben so bolde To sleen my leefe? o speke Piramns! 880 I am thy Tesbe, that thee calleth thus I' And therwithal...