''The Canterbury Tales''
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=== The Prologue === | === The Prologue === | ||
| − | WHEN that Aprilis, with his showers swoot*, *sweet | + | WHEN that Aprilis, with his showers swoot*, *sweet |
The drought of March hath pierced to the root, | The drought of March hath pierced to the root, | ||
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When Zephyrus eke with his swoote breath | When Zephyrus eke with his swoote breath | ||
| − | Inspired hath in every holt* and heath *grove, forest | + | Inspired hath in every holt* and heath *grove, forest |
| − | The tender croppes* and the younge sun *twigs, boughs | + | The tender croppes* and the younge sun *twigs, boughs |
Hath in the Ram <1> his halfe course y-run, | Hath in the Ram <1> his halfe course y-run, | ||
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That sleepen all the night with open eye, | That sleepen all the night with open eye, | ||
| − | (So pricketh them nature in their corages*); *hearts, inclinations | + | (So pricketh them nature in their corages*); *hearts, inclinations |
Then longe folk to go on pilgrimages, | Then longe folk to go on pilgrimages, | ||
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And palmers <2> for to seeke strange strands, | And palmers <2> for to seeke strange strands, | ||
| − | To *ferne hallows couth* in sundry lands; *distant saints known*<3> | + | To *ferne hallows couth* in sundry lands; *distant saints known*<3> |
And specially, from every shire's end | And specially, from every shire's end | ||
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The holy blissful Martyr for to seek, | The holy blissful Martyr for to seek, | ||
| − | That them hath holpen*, when that they were sick. *helped | + | That them hath holpen*, when that they were sick. *helped |
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Courtesy of Project Gutenberg. | Courtesy of Project Gutenberg. | ||
