CONTENTS. Directions to the binder, Life of the Author, 8r Abstract of hift. paffages of the life of Chaucer, 66 223 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. 248 249 From the APOLLO PRESS, by the MARTINS, Sep. 7. 1782. END OF VOLUME FIRST. The POETS of GREAT BRITAIN 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, 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, 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, In cloquchte balme, condict and diall, Of frefche endite throw Albioun iland braid. O reverend CHAUCER: rofe of rethouris all, That raife in Brittane evir, quha reidis right VOL. II. EDINBURG: DOUGLAS. DUNBAR. AT THE Apollo Press, BY THE MARTINS. |