Part v

. Line 8797._

They demen gladly to the badder end.

_Canterbury Tales. The Squieres Tale. Line 10538._

Therefore behoveth him a ful long spone, That shall eat with a fend.[4-3]

_Canterbury Tales. The Squieres Tale. Line 10916._

Fie on possession, But if a man be vertuous withal.

_Canterbury Tales. The Frankeleines Prologue. Line 10998._

Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.

_Canterbury Tales. The Frankeleines Tale. Line 11789._

Full wise is he that can himselven knowe.[4-4]

_Canterbury Tales. The Monkes Tale. Line 1449._

Mordre wol out, that see we day by day.[5-1]

_Canterbury Tales. The Nonnes Preestes Tale. Line 15058._

But all thing which that shineth as the gold Ne is no gold, as I have herd it told.[5-2]

_Canterbury Tales. The Chanones Yemannes Tale. Line 16430._

The firste vertue, sone, if thou wilt lere, Is to restreine and kepen wel thy tonge.

_Canterbury Tales. The Manciples Tale. Line 17281._

The proverbe saith that many a smale maketh a grate.[5-3]

_Canterbury Tales. Persones Tale._

Of harmes two the lesse is for to cheese.[5-4]

_Troilus and Creseide. Book ii . Line 470._

Right as an aspen lefe she gan to quake.

_Troilus and Creseide. Book ii . Line 1201._

For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this,-- A man that hath been in prosperite, And it remember whan it passed is.

_Troilus and Creseide. Book iii . Line 1625._

He helde about him alway, out of drede, A world of folke.

_Troilus and Creseide. Book iii . Line 1721._

One eare it heard, at the other out it went.[6-1]

_Troilus and Creseide. Book iv . Line 435._

Eke wonder last but nine deies never in toun.[6-2]

_Troilus and Creseide. Book iv . Line 525._

I am right sorry for your heavinesse.

_Troilus and Creseide. Book v . Line 146._

Go, little booke! go, my little tragedie!

_Troilus and Creseide.