CONTENTS.

Directions to the binder,

Life of the Author,

8r

Abstract of hift. paffages of the life of Chaucer, 66
Preface to Mr. Tyrwhitt's edit. of Cant. Tales, 77
Appendix to do. containing an account of former
editions of Cant. Tales,
Effay on the language and verfification of Chaucer, 94
Introductory Discourse to The Cant. Tales, 171
Lift of mff. collated or confulted by Mr. Tyrwhitt

223

for his edit. of Cant. Tales,

Extract from Pref. to ed. Urr. 1721, refpecting the

mff. collated for that edit.

225

To the Kinges most noble grace, &c.

243

Eight goodly Questions,

Chaucer's Prophecie,

"It falleth for a gentleman," &c. The Reader to Geffrey Chaucer, Upon the picture of Chaucer,

245

247

ib.

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249

From the APOLLO PRESS,

by the MARTINS,

Sep. 7. 1782.

END OF VOLUME FIRST.

The POETS of GREAT BRITAIN
COMPLETE FROM
CHAUCER to CHURCHILL.

authard del.

London Printed for John Bell British Library Dec 141782.

POETICAL WORKS

OF

GEOFF. CHAUCER.

IN FOURTEEN VOLUMES.

THE MISCELLANEOUS PIECES

From Urry's Edition 1721,

THE CANTERBURY TALES

From Tyrwhitt's Edition 1775.

Grete well CHAUCER whan ye mete-..

Of ditees and of fonges glade,

The which he---made,

The londe fullfilled is over all.

GOWER,

My maifter CHAUCER--chiefe poete of Bretaync---

Whom all this londe fchulde af ryght preferre,
Sith of our langage he was the lode-fterre----
That made firft to-dyftylle and rayne

The gold dewe dropys of fpeche and eloquence

Into our tunge thrugh his excellence.

The honour of English tong is dede---

My mayfter CHAUCER, floure of eloquence,
Mirrour of fructuous entendement,

Univerfel fadir in fcience---

This londis verray trefour and richeffe---

The firke fynder of our fayre langage.

LYDGATE.

OCCLEVE.

Venerabill CHAUCER, principall poete but pere,
Hevinly trumpet, orlege and regulere,

In cloquchte balme, condict and diall,
Mylky fountane, cle frand, and rois riall,

Of frefche endite throw Albioun iland braid.

O reverend CHAUCER: rofe of rethouris all,
As in oure toung flour imperial

That raife in Brittane evir, quha reidis right
Thou beiris of Makers the triumphs royall,
The fresche enamiit termes celefliall:
This mater couth haif illuminit full bricht,
Was thou nocht, of our Inglis all the light,
Surmounting every toung terreftriall
As far as Mayi's morrow dois midnight.

VOL. II.

EDINBURG:

DOUGLAS.

DUNBAR.

AT THE Apollo Press, BY THE MARTINS.
Anno 1782.