 | Henry John Todd, John Gower - 1810 - 394 pages
...and forsaken of al that any worde dare speke." Again, he says : " -fI had richesse suffisauntly to weive nede ; I had dignite to be reverenced in worship....joyes is turned into his contrary : for richesse, now have I povertie ; for dignitie, now am I enprisoned ; in stede of power, wretchednesse I suffre;... | |
 | 1854
...worde dare speke." " I had riehesse suffisauntly to weive J nede ; I had dignitie to be revereneed in worship. Power me thought that I had to kepe fro...renome.|| — Every of tho§ joyes is turned into his eontory : for riehesse, now have I povertie ; for dignitie, now om I enprisoned; in stede of power,... | |
 | William Gray - 1835
...suffisauntly to wave nede ; I hadde dignit^ to be reverenced in worship. Power me thought that I hadde to kepe fro min enemies ; and me semed to shine in...joyes is turned into his contrary : for richesse, now have I povertie ; for dignite, now am I emprisoned ; in stede of power wretchednesse I suffre ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854
...had richesse suffisauntly to weive nede ; I had dignitie to be reverenced in worship. Power methought that I had to kepe fro min enemies ; and me semed...glory of renome. Every of tho joyes is turned into his contrarie. For richesse now have I povertie ; for dignitie now am I emprisoned ; instede of power,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1897
...while it dured, I thought me havinge mokel hony to myne estat. I had richesse 40 suffisauntly to weyve nede ; I had dignite to be reverenced in worship. Power me thought that I had to kepe fro myne enemyes, and me semed to shyne in glorie of renome as manhood asketh in mene ; for no wight in... | |
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I had richesse suffisauntly to m weive nede ; I had dignite to be reverenced in worship. Power me thought that I had to kepe fro min enemies ; and me semed to shine in glory of renome. — Every of tho joyes is turned into his contrary : for richesse,... 