As freely as my Maker has it sent. 508 But in oure bed he was so fressh and gay, But in our bed he was so lively and gay, 509 And therwithal so wel koude he me glose, And moreover he so well could deceive me, 510 Whan that he wolde han my bele chose; When he would have my `pretty thing'; 511 That thogh he hadde me bete on every bon, That though he had beat me on every bone, 512 He koude wynne agayn my love anon. For, gentlemen, since I was twelve years of age, I have had five husbands at the church door --. Who shall be both my debtor and my slave. That all my heart I gave unto his keeping. Than are of good women in the Bible. "Yes, wilt thou have it thus, sir Summoner?" If thou have enough, thou need not complain. I consider him rich, although he had not a shirt. 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. quod this knyght, "Allas, nay, nay! The Bible is an infinitely plastic text. 293 Thou seist also that it displeseth me Thou sayest also that it displeases me 294 But if that thou wolt preyse my beautee, Unless thou will praise my beauty, 295 And but thou poure alwey upon my face, And unless thou peer always upon my face, 296 And clepe me "faire dame" in every place. 572 I holde a mouses herte nat worth a leek I hold a mouse's heart not worth a leek 573 That hath but oon hole for to sterte to, That has but one hole to flee to, 574 And if that faille, thanne is al ydo. Some are of wood, and do their lord service. 832 And whan the Somonour herde the Frere gale, And when the Summoner heard the Friar cry out, 833 "Lo," quod the Somonour, "Goddes armes two! In many a way, how painfully I tortured him. For, God knows it, men may well often find. 66 Men may conseille a womman to been oon, Men may advise a woman to be one, 67 But conseillyng is no comandement. Of procreation, in which we do not displease God. And moreover descended from such low born lineage. Such sorts of words we had in hand. What helps it to inquire about me or spy? 654 Thanne wolde he seye right thus, withouten doute: Then would he say right thus, without doubt: 655 `Whoso that buyldeth his hous al of salwes, `Whoever builds his house all of willow twigs, 656 And priketh his blynde hors over the falwes, And spurs his blind horse over the open fields, 657 And suffreth his wyf to go seken halwes, And suffers his wife to go on pilgrimages, 658 Is worthy to been hanged on the galwes!' I could complain, and yet was in the wrong. 915 And at the laste he chees hym for to wende And at the last he chose to leave 916 And come agayn, right at the yeres ende, And come again, exactly at the year's end, 917 With swich answere as God wolde hym purveye; With such answer as God would provide him; 918 And taketh his leve, and wendeth forth his weye. "Since I may choose and govern as I please? Now will I die, I may no longer speak.' Here you may see, though we a time abide. Chaucer describes the Wifes lavish ", 844 "Now elles, Frere, I bishrewe thy face," "Now otherwise, Friar, I curse thy face," 845 Quod this Somonour, "and I bishrewe me, Said this Summoner, "and I curse myself, 846 But if I telle tales two or thre Unless I tell tales two or three 847 Of freres er I come to Sidyngborne Of friars before I come to Siitingbourne 848 That I shal make thyn herte for to morne, That I shall make thy heart to mourn, 849 For wel I woot thy pacience is gon." In feeling, and my heart is influenced by Mars. That man shall pay to his wife her debt? Is she so fair? And yet he was to me the greatest scoundrel; That feel I on my ribs one after another. 669 He hadde a book that gladly, nyght and day, He had a book that regularly, night and day, 670 For his desport he wolde rede alway; For his amusement he would always read; 671 He cleped it Valerie and Theofraste, He called it Valerie and Theofrastus, 672 At which book he lough alwey ful faste. 786 Who wolde wene, or who wolde suppose, Who would believe, or who would suppose, 787 The wo that in myn herte was, and pyne? 899 The queene thanketh the kyng with al hir myght, The queen thanks the king with all her might, 900 And after this thus spak she to the knyght, And after this she spoke thus to the knight, 901 Whan that she saugh hir tyme, upon a day: When she saw her time, upon a day: 902 "Thou standest yet," quod she, "in swich array "Thou standest yet," she said, "in such condition, 903 That of thy lyf yet hastow no suretee. I pray yow, telleth me. 337 Thou seyst also, that if we make us gay Thou sayest also, that if we make ourselves gay 338 With clothyng, and with precious array, With clothing, and with precious adornments, 339 That it is peril of oure chastitee; That it is dangerous to our chastity; 340 And yet -- with sorwe! That woman was the cause of the loss of all mankind. This is to say, myself have been the whip --, Than may thou choose whether thou will sip. Without his knowledge, he forsook her also. They had given me their land and their treasure; To get their love, yes, when she has none. Bless me! Speak no more -- it is a grisly thing -- 736 Of hire horrible lust and hir likyng. I seyde, `O! That, so that he should always think upon her, Hanged themselves for the malice of their hearts. The Wife of Bath's tale has sparked modern interpretations that portray her as a feminist icon, but she is not a straightforward modern heroine. 989 And in his wey it happed hym to ryde, And in his way he happened to ride, 990 In al this care, under a forest syde, In all this care, near a forest side, 991 Wher as he saugh upon a daunce go Where he saw upon a dance go 992 Of ladyes foure and twenty, and yet mo; Ladies four and twenty, and yet more; 993 Toward the whiche daunce he drow ful yerne, Toward the which dance he drew very eagerly, 994 In hope that som wysdom sholde he lerne. 248 Thou seist to me it is a greet meschief Thou sayest to me it is a great misfortune 249 To wedde a povre womman, for costage; To wed a poor woman, because of expense; 250 And if that she be riche, of heigh parage, And if she be rich, of high birth, 251 Thanne seistow that it is a tormentrie Then thou sayest that it is a torment 252 To soffre hire pride and hire malencolie. I could no longer keep it, without doubt." `The poor man, when he goes along the roadway, Before the thieves he may sing and play.'. 1057 If I seye fals, sey nay, upon thy fey!" On Janekin, and on my niece also. Thou sayest men may not defend a castle wall. 1201 Poverte ful ofte, whan a man is lowe, Poverty very often, when a man is low, 1202 Maketh his God and eek hymself to knowe. 23 How manye myghte she have in mariage? "My dear mother," said this knight, "certainly, If you could teach me, I would well repay you.". Let him fare well; God give his soul rest! Sir old fool, what help is it for thee to spy? 1171 And therfore, leeve housbonde, I thus conclude: And therefore, dear husband, I thus conclude: 1172 Al were it that myne auncestres were rude, Although it is so that my ancestors were rude, 1173 Yet may the hye God, and so hope I, Yet may the high God, and so hope I, 1174 Grante me grace to lyven vertuously. WebThe Wife of Bath describes herself as a professional wife. -- Until they are wedded -- old doddering scoundrel! So that of the stroke my ear became all deaf. 257 Thou seyst som folk desiren us for richesse, Thou sayest some folk desire us for riches, 258 Somme for oure shap, and somme for oure fairnesse, Some for our shape, and some for our fairness, 259 And som for she kan outher synge or daunce, And one because she can either sing or dance, 260 And som for gentillesse and daliaunce; And some because of noble descent and flirtatious talk; 261 Som for hir handes and hir armes smale; Some because of their hands and their slender arms; 262 Thus goth al to the devel, by thy tale. But that tale is not worth a rake handle. 750 Lyvia hir housbonde, on an even late, Livia her husband, on a late evening, 751 Empoysoned hath, for that she was his fo; Has poisoned, because she was his foe; 752 Lucia, likerous, loved hire housbonde so Lucia, lecherous, loved her husband so much 753 That, for he sholde alwey upon hire thynke, That, so that he should always think upon her, 754 She yaf hym swich a manere love-drynke She gave him such a sort of love-drink 755 That he was deed er it were by the morwe; That he was dead before it was morning; 756 And thus algates housbondes han sorwe. This is a long preamble of a tale!" How meekly looks Willy, our sheep! 167 What sholde I bye it on my flessh so deere? When the corpse lay in the floor flat on its back. 1195 Poverte is hateful good and, as I gesse, Poverty is a hateful good and, as I guess, 1196 A ful greet bryngere out of bisynesse; A very great remover of cares; 1197 A greet amendere eek of sapience A great amender also of wisdom 1198 To hym that taketh it in pacience. 348 Thou seydest this, that I was lyk a cat; Thou said this, that I was like a cat; 349 For whoso wolde senge a cattes skyn, For if anyone would singe a cat's skin, 350 Thanne wolde the cat wel dwellen in his in; Then would the cat well stay in his dwelling; 351 And if the cattes skyn be slyk and gay, And if the cat's skin be sleek and gay, 352 She wol nat dwelle in house half a day, She will not stay in house half a day, 353 But forth she wole, er any day be dawed, But forth she will (go), before any day be dawned, 354 To shewe hir skyn and goon a-caterwawed. To women naturally, while they may live. No man that in this world is alive has such (a gift). He goes very near the truth, I will not lie.
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