THE 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 CIAUCER--chiefe poete of Bretayne---- Sith of our langage he was the lode-fierre---- The gold dewe dropys of ipeche and eloquence The honour of English tong is dede... My mayfter CHAUCER, floure of eloquence, Univerfel fadir in fcience---- LYDGATE. This londis verray trefour and richeffe---- The firfte fynder of our fayre langage. OCCLEVE. Venerabill CHAUCER, principall poete but pere, Hevinly trumpet, orlege and regulere, In eloquence balme, copdist and diall, Mylky fountane, clere Arand, eru rois riall, Of frefche endite throw, Alpicua and braid. DOUGLAS. O reverend CHAUCER: roje of, rethouris all, That raife in Brittane evir, ouha reidis right VOL. III. EDINBURG: DUNBAR. AT THE Apollo Press, BY THE MARTINS. |