He can not do all as he pleases. That has such equipment as I to you told. 852 Ye fare as folk that dronken ben of ale. And commanded our husbands to love us well. I know well that the apostle was a virgin; But nonetheless, though he wrote and said. But this word does not apply to every person. Before I go, which shall taste worse than ale. That will not be governed by their wives; Copyright 2023 The President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2.1 The Man of Law's Introduction, Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue, 4.1 The Clerk's Prologue, Tale, and Envoy, 4.2 The Merchant's Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue, 6.2 The Pardoner's Prologue, Introduction, and Tale, 7.4 The Prologue and Tale of Sir Thopas, and the Host's Interruption, 7.7 The Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue of the Nun's Priest, 8.2 The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale. 160 Right thus the Apostel tolde it unto me, Right thus the Apostle told it unto me, 161 And bad oure housbondes for to love us weel. Who shall be both my debtor and my slave. She should tell of his disfigurement. 1250 And whan the knyght saugh verraily al this, And when the knight saw truly all this, 1251 That she so fair was, and so yong therto, That she so was beautiful, and so young moreover, 1252 For joye he hente hire in his armes two. Come near, my spouse, let me kiss thy cheek! 124 The experience woot wel it is noght so. 519 Forbede us thyng, and that desiren we; Forbid us a thing, and we desire it; 520 Preesse on us faste, and thanne wol we fle. 585 But now, sire, lat me se what I shal seyn. Artow so amorous? 30 Eek wel I woot, he seyde myn housbonde Also I know well, he said my husband 31 Sholde lete fader and mooder and take to me. I believe thou would lock me in thy strongbox! 713 Upon a nyght Jankyn, that was oure sire, Upon a night Jankin, that was master of our house,714 Redde on his book, as he sat by the fire, Read on his book, as he sat by the fire, 715 Of Eva first, that for hir wikkednesse Of Eve first, how for her wickedness 716 Was al mankynde broght to wrecchednesse, All mankind was brought to wretchedness, 717 For which that Jhesu Crist hymself was slayn, For which Jesus Christ himself was slain, 718 That boghte us with his herte blood agayn. 416 For wynnyng wolde I al his lust endure, For profit I would endure all his lust, 417 And make me a feyned appetit; And make me a feigned appetite; 418 And yet in bacon hadde I nevere delit. Before the court then I pray thee, sir knight,". 139 Crist was a mayde and shapen as a man, Christ was a virgin and shaped like a man, 140 And many a seint, sith that the world bigan; And many a saint, since the world began; 141 Yet lyved they evere in parfit chastitee. 1159 For gentillesse nys but renomee For nobility is nothing but renown 1160 Of thyne auncestres, for hire heigh bountee, Of thy ancestors, for their great goodness, 1161 Which is a strange thyng to thy persone. 634 By God, he smoot me ones on the lyst, By God, he hit me once on the ear, 635 For that I rente out of his book a leef, Because I tore a leaf out of his book, 636 That of the strook myn ere wax al deef. 981 The remenant of the tale if ye wol heere, The remnant of the tale if you will hear, 982 Redeth Ovyde, and ther ye may it leere. 476 Lat go. Now will I speak of my fourth husband. Then our true nobility comes from grace ; It was not at all bequeathed to us with our social rank. "Yes, wilt thou have it thus, sir Summoner?" 346 After thy text, ne after thy rubriche, In accordance with thy text, nor in accord with thy interpretation, 347 I wol nat wirche as muchel as a gnat. Vanished was this dance, he knew not where. 813 He yaf me al the bridel in myn hond, He gave me all the control in my hand, 814 To han the governance of hous and lond, To have the governance of house and land, 815 And of his tonge, and of his hond also; And of his tongue, and of his hand also; 816 And made hym brenne his book anon right tho. 534 For hadde myn housbonde pissed on a wal, For had my husband pissed on a wall, 535 Or doon a thyng that sholde han cost his lyf, Or done a thing that should have cost his life, 536 To hire, and to another worthy wyf, To her, and to another worthy wife, 537 And to my nece, which that I loved weel, And to my niece, whom I loved well, 538 I wolde han toold his conseil every deel. `O! 285 Thou seist that oxen, asses, hors, and houndes, Thou sayest that oxen, asses, horses, and hounds, 286 They been assayed at diverse stoundes; They are tried out a number of times; 287 Bacyns, lavours, er that men hem bye, Basins, wash bowls, before men them buy, 288 Spoones and stooles, and al swich housbondrye, Spoons and stools, and all such household items, 289 And so been pottes, clothes, and array; And so are pots, clothes, and adornments; 290 But folk of wyves maken noon assay, But folk of wives make no trial, 291 Til they be wedded -- olde dotard shrewe! The Wife of Bath, a clothmaker by trade, would have been entirely familiar to Chaucers audience as they listened to her story about what women want. Toward the which dance he drew very eagerly. 154 An housbonde I wol have -- I wol nat lette -- A husband I will have -- I will not desist -- 155 Which shal be bothe my dettour and my thral, Who shall be both my debtor and my slave, 156 And have his tribulacion withal And have his suffering also 157 Upon his flessh, whil that I am his wyf. A thing that no man will, willingly, hold. Bath Which is a thing not naturally part of thy person. 609 For certes, I am al Venerien For certainly, I am all influenced by Venus 610 In feelynge, and myn herte is Marcien. Some for our shape, and some for our fairness. 747 Of Lyvia tolde he me, and of Lucye: Of Livia told he me, and of Lucie: 748 They bothe made hir housbondes for to dye, They both made their husbands to die, 749 That oon for love, that oother was for hate. Vanished was this dance, he knew not where. To surrender thy body in this place.". Yet could I deceive him, as I may prosper! For, by my troth, I paid them back word for word. This knight answered, "Alas and woe is me! Now will I die, I may no longer speak.' Or in some other place, as it may well be. Looking out at his door one day. ", 850 Oure Hooste cride "Pees! The Wife of Bath is a ", 856 "Yis, dame," quod he, "tel forth, and I wol heere." Wife of Bath WebThe Wife of Bath comes from the town of Bath, which is on the Avon River. 1139 "Taak fyr and ber it in the derkeste hous "Take fire and bear it in the darkest house 1140 Bitwix this and the mount of Kaukasous, Between this and the mount of Caucasus, 1141 And lat men shette the dores and go thenne; And let men shut the doors and go away; 1142 Yet wole the fyr as faire lye and brenne Yet will the fire as brightly blaze and burn 1143 As twenty thousand men myghte it biholde; As if twenty thousand men might it behold; 1144 His office natureel ay wol it holde, Its natural function it will always hold, 1145 Up peril of my lyf, til that it dye.
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