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... Knight he will a year hence submit to a return blow . Gawain accepts , takes up the weapon and severs the Knight's head . The Green Knight rides away bearing his head , after charging Gawain to meet him at the Green Chapel on the next ...
... Knight he will a year hence submit to a return blow . Gawain accepts , takes up the weapon and severs the Knight's head . The Green Knight rides away bearing his head , after charging Gawain to meet him at the Green Chapel on the next ...
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... Knight ( or his Squire for him ) chatter at length of the countries he had served in and the battles he had fought , or did Chaucer himself provide such details as ' At mortal ... knight . The Knight , we feel , was an impressive person.
... Knight ( or his Squire for him ) chatter at length of the countries he had served in and the battles he had fought , or did Chaucer himself provide such details as ' At mortal ... knight . The Knight , we feel , was an impressive person.
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... Knight's Tale , 9 , 22 ; The Parson's Tale , 61 ; The Tale of Melibeus , 28 ; The Tale of Sir Topas , 26-7 , 55-6 ; The Wife of Bath's Tale , 26 , 30 , 48 ; The Hous of Fame , 21 ; The Legend of Good Women , 24-6 ; The Parlement of ...
... Knight's Tale , 9 , 22 ; The Parson's Tale , 61 ; The Tale of Melibeus , 28 ; The Tale of Sir Topas , 26-7 , 55-6 ; The Wife of Bath's Tale , 26 , 30 , 48 ; The Hous of Fame , 21 ; The Legend of Good Women , 24-6 ; The Parlement of ...
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UNTIL CHAUCER I | 1 |
CHAUCER HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND | 14 |
POPULAR LITERATURE | 43 |
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