Poetry & Verse
The Canterbury Tales. The Parson's Tale.
By Geoffrey ChaucerSource: Geoffrey Chaucer - PoetryDB (Public Domain)487 words
THE PROLOGUE. By that the Manciple his tale had ended, The sunne from the south line was descended So lowe, that it was not to...
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THE PROLOGUE. By that the Manciple his tale had ended, The sunne from the south line was descended So lowe, that it was not to my sight Degrees nine-and-twenty as in height. Four of the clock it was then, as I guess, For eleven foot, a little more or less, My shadow was at thilke time, as there, Of such feet as my lengthe parted were In six feet equal of proportion.…
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