Frank and Ernest by Thaves for June 28, 2011
June 27, 2011
June 29, 2011
Transcript:
Frank: "I love drinking tea and reading "The Canterbury Tales"!" Ernest: "A cup and Chaucer!"
NE1956 over 13 years ago
And a Parson in a pear tree . . .
Knightman Premium Member over 13 years ago
He was into his cups alittle.
bmonk over 13 years ago
I thought he was just trying to keep the Beowolf from the door.
pschearer Premium Member over 13 years ago
Whan that aprill with his coffee soote…
cwreenactor over 13 years ago
If he throws the book at him, it’s a “flying Chaucer.”
runar over 13 years ago
Whan that Aprille with his shoures sote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours y-ronne, And smale fowles maken melodye, That slepen al the night with open yë, (So priketh hem nature in hir corages): Than longen folk to goon on pilgrimages (And palmers for to seken straunge strondes) To ferne halwes, couthe in sondry londes; And specially, from every shires ende Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende, The holy blisful martir for to seke, That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seke.
ghretighoti over 13 years ago
And only four centuries later, Englishmen were proclaiming that “English, spoken loudly and clearly, is good enough for anyone!”