Chaucer Texts
eChaucer ¤ Chaucer in the Twenty-First Century
| The Canterbury Tales - Epilogue to the Nun's Priest's Tale | |
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| ["Sire Nonnes Preest," oure Hooste seide anoon, |
| "I-blessed be thy breche, and every stoon! |
| This was a murie tale of Chauntecleer. |
| 3450 | But by my trouthe, if thou were seculer, |
| Thou woldest ben a trede-foul aright. |
| For if thou have corage as thou hast myght, |
| Thee were nede of hennes, as I wene, |
| Ya, moo than seven tymes seventene. |
| 3455 | See, whiche braunes hath this gentil preest, |
| So gret a nekke, and swich a large breest! |
| He loketh as a sperhauk with his yen; |
| Him nedeth nat his colour for to dyen |
| With brasile ne with greyn of Portyngale. |
| 3460 | Now, sire, faire falle yow for youre tale!" |
| And after that he, with ful merie chere, |
| Seide unto another, as ye shuln heere.] |