The tale of the man of lawe, The pardoneres tale, The second nonnes tale, The chanouns yemannes tale, ed. by W.W. Skeat1877 - 276 страница |
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... supposed narrator of it . The Prioress herself , on the other hand , is properly introduced to us , and her Tale is carefully inserted in its right place . An analysis of the so - called Prologue to this Tale is given in the Notes , at ...
... supposed narrator of it . The Prioress herself , on the other hand , is properly introduced to us , and her Tale is carefully inserted in its right place . An analysis of the so - called Prologue to this Tale is given in the Notes , at ...
Страница xxxix
... is somewhat amusing . Charnock describes his numerous mis- adventures , and it is not clear that he preserved his faith in alchemy unshaken . those of Geber of Seville , who is supposed to THE CANON'S YEOMAN'S TALE . xxxix.
... is somewhat amusing . Charnock describes his numerous mis- adventures , and it is not clear that he preserved his faith in alchemy unshaken . those of Geber of Seville , who is supposed to THE CANON'S YEOMAN'S TALE . xxxix.
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Geoffrey Chaucer Walter William Skeat. those of Geber of Seville , who is supposed to have lived in the eighth or ninth century . The very titles of Geber's works show the notions on which this pretended science proceeds . They are ...
Geoffrey Chaucer Walter William Skeat. those of Geber of Seville , who is supposed to have lived in the eighth or ninth century . The very titles of Geber's works show the notions on which this pretended science proceeds . They are ...
Страница xliii
... supposed masters . The same ideas , alleged results , and sup- posed principles continually recur ; and the brief statement of a few of these will at once shew what the reader of an al- chemical treatise may expect to find . Much ...
... supposed masters . The same ideas , alleged results , and sup- posed principles continually recur ; and the brief statement of a few of these will at once shew what the reader of an al- chemical treatise may expect to find . Much ...
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... lead or tin , and afterwards cupellated , 1 This explains why the alchemists , in seeking gold , sometimes supposed that they had obtained silver . would leave a portion of gold ; all the gold THE CANON'S YEOMAN'S TALE . xlv.
... lead or tin , and afterwards cupellated , 1 This explains why the alchemists , in seeking gold , sometimes supposed that they had obtained silver . would leave a portion of gold ; all the gold THE CANON'S YEOMAN'S TALE . xlv.
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Страница 47 - How greet labour and cost is thee to finde ! Thise cokes, how they stampe, and streyne, and grind And turnen substaunce in-to accident, To fulfille al thy likerous talent! Out of the harde bones knokke they The mary, for they caste noght a-wey That may go thurgh the golet softe and swote...
Страница 195 - Are flown in fumo,' every glass is burst ; Furnace and all rent down, as if a bolt Of thunder had been driven through the house. Retorts, receivers, pelicans,' bolt-heads,* All struck in shivers ! (SUBTLE falls down as in a swoon.) Help, good sir ! alas, Coldness and death invades him.
Страница 53 - And on the ground, which is my modres gate, I knokke with my staf, bothe erly and late, And seye, 'leve moder, leet me in! Lo, how I vanish, flesh, and blood, and skin!