The Canterbury Pilgrimages
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The first square was entered by an archway through the front portion of the house itself, and another archway led through the far side of the square to the stable yard. The first duty of the travellers was to see their horses well bestowed, then to partake of the meat and drink set before them — great loaves of bread, thin oaten cakes, huge joints, meat pies and mutton pasties, washed down with nut-brown ale. For men of the Kentish weald, and others who loved the apple-drink, there was pomage o...r cider made from the fruit of the very orchards through which they were about to pass ; and TALES OF THE FIRST DAY 225 wines of foreign lands were also on the generous board. Chaucer says : — " Great cheere made our Hoste us everyone, And to the supper set he us anon, And served us with victual at the best ; Strong was the wine and well to drink us leste ^ A seemly man our Hoste was withal.
For to have been a m.arshal in a hall.
A large man he was, with eyen ^ stepe,^ A fairer burgess is there none in Chepe ; ^ Bold of his speech, and wise, and well y-taught And of manhood him lackede right naught.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The first square was entered by an archway through the front portion of the house itself, and another archway led through the far side of the square to the stable yard. The first duty of the travellers was to see their horses well bestowed, then to partake of the meat and drink set before them — great loaves of bread, thin oaten cakes, huge joints, meat pies and mutton pasties, washed down with nut-brown ale. For men of the Kentish weald, and others who loved the apple-drink, there was pomage o...r cider made from the fruit of the very orchards through which they were about to pass ; and TALES OF THE FIRST DAY 225 wines of foreign lands were also on the generous board. Chaucer says : — " Great cheere made our Hoste us everyone, And to the supper set he us anon, And served us with victual at the best ; Strong was the wine and well to drink us leste ^ A seemly man our Hoste was withal.
For to have been a m.arshal in a hall.
A large man he was, with eyen ^ stepe,^ A fairer burgess is there none in Chepe ; ^ Bold of his speech, and wise, and well y-taught And of manhood him lackede right naught.
What to read after The Canterbury Pilgrimages?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ward, H. Snowden (Henry Snowden), 1865-1911 to read onlineMoreLess
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