Prof. Fakhar Alam

Dept. of English

Govt. College Civil Lines Multan

Prof. Fakhar Alam

Dept. of English

Govt. College Civil Lines Multan

Prof. Fakhar Alam

Dept. of English

Govt. College Civil Lines Multan

Prof. Fakhar Alam

Dept. of English

Govt. College Civil Lines Multan

    Paper 1        Poetry


    Glosses for quiz #3 on the General Prologue

    (Lines I.445-668)

    Compare your translations with the glosses:

    447 Of clooth-makyng she hadde swich an haunt
          haunt: skill

    454 I dorste swere they weyeden ten pound
          dorste swere: dare swear weyeden: weighed

    462 But thereof nedeth nat to speke as nowthe.
          as nowthe: now

    473 And on hir feet a paire of spores sharpe.
          spores: spurs

    502 No wonder is a lewed man to ruste;
          lewed man: uneducated man, layman

    508 And leet his sheep encombred in the myre
       leet: left encombred: stuck

    517 Ne of his speche daungerous ne digne,
        daungerous: domineering digne: haughty

    513 So that the wolf ne made it nat myscarie;
          myscarie: go wrong

    525 He waited after no pompe and reverence,
          waited after: expected

    532 Lyvynge in pees and parfit charitee.
          pees: peace

    537 For Cristes sake, for every povre wight,
          wight: person

    544 A MAUNCIPLE, and myself -- ther were namo.
          namo: no more, no others

    554 Upon the cop right of his nose he hade
          cop: top

    563 And yet he hadde a thombe of gold, pardee.
          pardee: indeed

    568 Of which achatours myghte take exemple
          achatours: buyers myghte: could

    578 Of which ther were a duszeyne in that hous
          duszeyne: dozen

    583 Or lyve as scarsly as hym list desire;
          as scarsly as hym list desire: as economically as he pleased

    593 Wel koude he kepe a gerner and a bynne;
          gerner: granary bynne: bin (for storing grain)

    604 That he ne knew his sleighte and his covyne;
          sleighte: trickery covyne: treachery

    609 Ful riche he was astored pryvely.
          riche: richly astored: provided pryvely: secretly

    616 That was al pomely grey and highte Scot.
          pomely: dapple highte: was called

    622 And evere he rood the hyndreste of oure route.
          hyndreste: last route: company

    627 With scalled browes blake and piled berd.
          scalled: infected with the scall, a skin disease piled: with hair fallen out

    643 Kan clepen "Watte" as wel as kan the pope.
          clepen 'Watte': say "Walter"

    653 And if he foond owher a good felawe,
          owher: anywhere

    660 Of cursyng oghte ech gilty man him drede,
          cursyng: excommunication him drede: be afraid

    Give yourself 4 ponts for each correct answer. If you scored 80 or more, go on with your reading of the last part of the General prologue. If you scored 76 or less, again read carefully through this part ( lines 445-668) of the General Prologue, paying close attention to meaning.

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