Geoffrey Chaucer Quote
Have do, qoud she, come of, cand speed the fase, Lest that oure neighbores thee espie.This Absolon gan wype his mouth ful drie.Derk was the nyght as pich, or as the cole,And athe wydnow out she putte hir hole,And Absolon, hym fil no bet new wers,but with his mouth he kiste hir naked ersFul savourly, er he were war of this.Abak he stirte, and thoughte it was amys,For wel he wiste a woman hath no berd.He felte athyng al rough and long yherd,And seyde, Fy! allas! what have Ido?Tehee! qoud she, and clapte the wyndow to,And Absolon gooth forth a sory pas.A berd! A berd! goud hende Nicholas,...
Geoffrey Chaucer
Have do, qoud she, come of, cand speed the fase, Lest that oure neighbores thee espie.This Absolon gan wype his mouth ful drie.Derk was the nyght as pich, or as the cole,And athe wydnow out she putte hir hole,And Absolon, hym fil no bet new wers,but with his mouth he kiste hir naked ersFul savourly, er he were war of this.Abak he stirte, and thoughte it was amys,For wel he wiste a woman hath no berd.He felte athyng al rough and long yherd,And seyde, Fy! allas! what have Ido?Tehee! qoud she, and clapte the wyndow to,And Absolon gooth forth a sory pas.A berd! A berd! goud hende Nicholas,...
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