 That first he wrought, and afterward he taught, Out of the gospel he the wordes caught, And this figure he added yet thereto, That if gold ruste what should iron do ? For if a priest be foul on whom we trust, No wonder is a lewed man to rust : And shame...  Chaucer - Stran 127avtor: Sir Adolphus William Ward - 1880 - 198 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Albany Institute - 1883 - 402 strani
...of lay, a lewd fellow being etymologically merely a layman. So Chaucer, in the Canterbury Tales: " For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder is a lewid man to rust." 13ut the rich and the learned have been tempted so often to despise and slander... | |
 | 1831 - 544 strani
...taught Out of the gospel he the words caught. And this figure he added thereunto, That if gold rust, what shall iron do ? For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder 'tis that a layman should rust. And shame it is, if a priest take keep, To see a foul shepherd, and... | |
 | Charles Webb Le Bas - 1832 - 414 strani
...taught, , ' Out of the Gospel he the words caught. And this figure he added thereunto, That if gold rust, what shall iron do ? For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder 'tis that a layman should rust. And shame it is, if a priest take keep, . To see a foul shepherd, and... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 strani
...to his sheep he gaf. That first he wrought, and afterward he taught. Out of the gospel he the wordes caught. And this figure he added eke thereto, That, if gold ruste, what should iron do? For, if a priest be foul on whom we tnist, No wonder is a lewed man to rust; For shame... | |
 | Charles Webb Le Bas - 1832 - 414 strani
...Gospel he the words caught. And this figure he added thereunto, That if gold rust, what shall iron dol For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder 'tis that a layman should rust. And shame it is, if a priest take keep, To see a foul shepherd, and... | |
 | Enoch Pond - 1841 - 216 strani
...light. • » » « • And this figure he added thereunto, That if gold rust, what shall iron do 1 For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder 'tis that a layman should rust. And shame it is, if a priest take keep, To see a foul shepherd, and... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication - 1842 - 548 strani
...taught Out of the gospel he the words caught. And this figure he added thereunto, That if gold rust, what shall iron do? For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder 'tis that a layman should rust. And shame it is, if a priest take keep, To see a foul shepherd, and... | |
 | 1842 - 752 strani
...his wordcs caught, And this figure he added yet thereto That if gold ruste, what should iron do J. For if a priest be foul on whom we trust. No wonder is a lewed man to rust. * * * lie setti not his benefice to hire. And lettc his sheep accombered in the... | |
 | Reed and Pardon - 1850 - 130 strani
...taught Out of the Gospel he the words caught. And this figure he added thereunto, That if gold rust, what shall iron do ? For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder 'tis that a layman should rust. And shame it is, if a priest take keep, To see a foul shepherd and... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 strani
...gospel he the wordes caught, And this figure he added yet thereto — That if gold rusted, what should iron do ? For if a priest be foul on whom we trust, No wonder is a lewed man to rust. And shame it is, if that a priest take keep, To see a smutted shepherd and clean... | |
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