![]() ![]() That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke. To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,Īnd palmeres for to seken straunge strondes, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, It isn’t just that you’ve got to have some idea how to pronounce the Middle English ( here’s a valiant attempt), it’s also that Chaucer kicks things off with a breathtaking 18-line sentence: The opening lines of the Canterbury Tales are among the most famous in English literature, but they are also far from the easiest to say out loud. ![]()
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