 A gentil manciple was there of the Temple, Of whom achatours mighten take ensample, For to ben wise in bying of vitlille ; For, whether that he paid or toke by taille. Algate he waited so in his achate That he was aye before in good estate. Now is not...  A Book about Lawyers - Page 261by John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1867 - 432 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Herbert - Inns of Chancery - 1804 - 454 pages
...might taken ensample, For to been wise in buying of witaile ; For whether he payd or tooke by tailc, Algate he wayted so in his ashate. That he was aye...of God a full faire grace, That such a leude man's wil shall pace The wisdome of an heape of learned men, Of masters had he more than thrice ten, That... | |
 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 470 pages
...vitaille. For whether that he paide, or toke by taille, Algate he waited so in his achate, That he was ay before in good estate. Now is not that of God a full fayre grace, 575 That swiche a lewed mannes wit shal pace The wisdom of an hepe of lered men ? Of maisters... | |
 | 1821 - 772 pages
...in buying of witaile* ; . For whether he payd or tooke by taile, Algate he wayted so in his achate, That he was aye before in good estate. Now is not...of God a full faire grace, That such a leude man's will shall pace The wisdom of an heap of learned men ? Of masters had he more than thrice ten, That... | |
 | 1821 - 770 pages
...wise in buying of whaile"; For whether he payd or tooke by taile, Algate he wayted so in his achate, That he was aye before in good estate. Now is not...of God a full faire grace, That such a leude man's will shall pace The wisdom of an heap of learned men? Of masters had he more than thrice ten, That... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Cowden Clarke - English poetry - 1835 - 380 pages
...buying of vitaille, For whether that he paid or took by taille 9 Algate10 he waited so in his achate " That he was aye before in good estate : Now is not that of God a full fair grace 12 575 That such a Iew£d 13 mannes wit shall pace '4 The wisdom of a heap of learned men... | |
 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - Church architecture - 1843 - 168 pages
...in bying of vitaille. For whether that he paid or toke by taille, Algate he waited so in his achate, That he was aye before in good estate. Now is not that of God a full fayre grace, That swiche a lewed mannes wit shal pace, The wisdoine of an hepe of lerned men ?" " Of... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1848 - 328 pages
...vitaille. For whether that be paid, or took by taille, Algate he waited so in his achate, That he was ay before in good estate Now is not that of God a full fair grace, That such a lewed (ignorant) mannes wit shall pass The wisdom of a heap of learned men... | |
 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - 1852 - 346 pages
...in bying of vitaille. For whether that he paid or toke by taille, Algate he waited so in his achate, That he was aye before in good estate. Now is not that of God a full fayre grace, That swiche a lewed mannes wit shal pace, The wisdome of an hope of lerned men ?" " Of... | |
 | Robert Richard Pearce - Admission to the bar - 1855 - 488 pages
...in his day : — " A manciple* there was of the Temple, Of which all catours might taken ensemple, For to be wise in buying of vitaile ; For whether...wisdome of an heape of learned men ? Of masters had he no than thrice ten, That were of Law expert and curious, Of which there was a dozen in that house,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1860 - 384 pages
...buying of vitaille. For whether that he paid, or took by taile,e Algate7 he waited so in his achate,8 That he was aye before in good estate. Now is not that of God a full fair grace That such a lewed9 mannes wit shall pace10 The wisdom of an heap of learned men? Of masters... | |
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