Canterbury tales; with an essay upon his language and versification, an introductory discourse, notes, and a glossary

FROM A M.S. OF HOCCLETES POEMS.IK THE HABLEIAN ilBRARY.THECANTERBURY TALESCHAUCER;WITH AN ESSAY UPON HISLANGUAGEAND VERSIFICATION,AN INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE, NOTES,AND A GLOSSARY,BY T. ESQ.TYRWHITT,VOL. i.LONDON :PRINTED LINCOLN'S-INN FIELDS;FOR W. 31,PICKERING,AND R. AND S, STRAND.PftOWETT, 269,MDCCCXX1I.T. WHITE & CoPrinun, 14, Ecu Alley, ICONTENTSOF THE FIRST VOLUME.The Preface iPageto the Preface.App^adixAccount of former Editionsof the Tales x(A.) CanterburyList of MSS. or with theAbcollated, consulted,(B.)breviations which are cited xxviby theyAbstract of the Historical of the Life of(C.) PassagesChaucer xxixAu Account of the Works of Chaucer to which the Glossaryis and of those other Pieces which have beentadapted jintermixed with his in the Editions xliimproperlyAn on the and Versification of Chaucer. ... 1Essay LanguageAn Discourse to the Tales 96Introductory CanterburyThe * 163Prologue164Character ofthe Knightthe 166Squierthe Yeman 167Knightesthe Prioresse ibid.the Monk 169171theFrere173the Marchantthe 174Clerk of Oxenfordethe 175ofLaweSergeantVI CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.Character ofthe Frankeleiu 176Pagethe Haberdasher, Webbe,Carpenter, Deyer,and 177Tapiserthe Coke 178the ibid.Sbipmanthe Doctour of 179Physikethe WifofBathe 181the Persone 182the 184Ploughmanthe Miller ibid.the 185Manciple186the.Revethe 188Sompnourthe Pardoner 189The Tale 197KnightesTo the Binder.The Portrait of toChaucer face Title, ...