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Geoffrey Chaucer's Poetry, by written

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  • The Canterbury Tales
    soon to be linked to the individual parts of the Tales
    1 lines, 1 comment
  • Book Of The Duchesse
    THE PROEM
    I have gret wonder, be this lighte,
    1337 lines, 4 comments
  • Lak of Stedfastnesse
    Somtyme the world was so stedfast and stable
    That mannes word was obligacioun,
    28 lines
  • Gentilesse
    The firste stok, fader of gentilesse --
    What man that desireth gentil for to be
    20 lines
  • Fortune
    This wrecched worldes transmutacioun,
    As wele or wo, now povre and now honour,
    83 lines
  • An ABC
    Incipit carmen secundum ordinem litterarum alphabeti.
    185 lines, 1 comment
  • Anelida and Arcite
    Thou ferse god of armes, Mars the rede,
    That in the frosty contre called Trace,
    367 lines
  • Truth
    Fle fro the pres, and dwelle with sothefastness{.e},
    Suffise thin owen thing, thei it be smal;
    34 lines
  • The Parlement of Fowls
    Now welcome, somer, with thy sonne soft{.e},
    That hast this wintr{.e}s wedr{.e}s overshak{.e},
    15 lines, 1 comment
  • Rondel of Merciless Beauty
    Your two great eyes will slay me suddenly;
    Their beauty shakes me who was once serene;
    14 lines, 3 comments
  • The Complaint of Chaucer to his Purse
    To yow, my purse, and to noon other wight
    Complayne I, for ye be my lady dere!
    30 lines, 1 comment
  • Against Women Unconstant
    Madame, for youre newefangelnesse,
    Many a servant have ye put out of grace.
    21 lines, 5 comments
  • Roundel
    Now welcome Summer with thy sunne soft,
    That hast this winter`s weathers overshake,
    13 lines, 1 comment
  • A Ballad of Gentleness
    The firste stock-father of gentleness,
    What man desireth gentle for to be,
    21 lines, 2 comments
  • A Ballad Sent to King Richard
    Sometime this world was so steadfast and stable,
    That man's word was held obligation;
    32 lines, 2 comments
  • Balade
    HYD, Absolon, thy gilte tresses clere;
    Ester, ley thou thy meknesse al a-doun;
    21 lines
  • To Life's Pilgrim
    FLY from the press, and dwell with soothfastness;
    Suffice unto thy good, though it be small,
    22 lines
  • Chaucer's Prophecy
    When priestes failen in their saws,
    And lordes turne Godde's laws
    17 lines, 2 comments
  • Chaucer's Words to His Scrivener
    Adam Scrivener, if ever it thee befall
    Boece or Troilus for to write anew,
    8 lines
  • The Complaint unto Pity
    Pite, that I have sought so yore agoo
    With herte soore and ful of besy peyne,
    120 lines
  • Good Counsel of Chaucer
    Flee from the press, and dwell with soothfastness;
    Suffice thee thy good, though it be small;
    24 lines
  • The House Of Fame
    God turne us every dreem to gode!
    For hit is wonder, be the rode
    2171 lines
  • La Priere de Nostre Dame
    Almighty and all-merciable Queen,
    To whom all this world fleeth for succour,
    253 lines
  • Virelay
    Alone walking
    In thought plaining,
    43 lines, 2 comments
  • Since I From Love
    Since I from Love escaped am so fat,
    I ne'er think to be in his prison ta'en;
    11 lines
  • Proverbs of Chaucer
    What should these clothes thus manifold,
    Lo! this hot summer's day?
    23 lines
  • L'Envoy of Chaucer to Bukton
    My Master Bukton, when of Christ our King
    Was asked, What is truth or soothfastness?
    34 lines
  • Rondeau III
    Syn I fro love escaped am so fat,
    I nere thinke to ben in his prison lene;
    12 lines
  • The Canterbury Tales;The Knyghtes Tale
    Som in his bed, som in the depe see,
    Som in the large feeld, as men may se;
    2727 lines
  • The Canterbury Tales; PROLOGUE
        Whan that Aprille, with hise shoures soote,
        The droghte of March hath perced to the roote
    948 lines, 7 comments
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