486 
this is theffect of his entente playn, 1489. 
thenchauntements of Medea and Cerces,-1946, 1958, 
2279, 4570, 5385, 7778, etc. 
that is bitwixe (Gest and eek the west, 6829. 
thestat, tharray, the nombre, and eek the cause, 718. 
that hath the sight of hir and I the absence, 1241. 
than was thassemblé of this blisful oost, 4823, 3078, 
7463, 13619, etc. 
he wolde make a fyr in which thoffice, 2865, 2914, 
4893. 
and eek also, wherso he saugh thymage, 14916. 
of brend gold was the caas and eek the herneys, 2898. 
of children to thonour of God above, 9323, 14988. 
On the other hand : — 
wost thou nat well thé olde clerkes sawe, 1165, 6444, 
10520, 12105. 
that al thë orient laugheth of the light, 1496, 452. 
up to thé ancle they faught in heré blood, 1663, 419. 
the fyres brenden on thë auter bright, 2427, etc., etc. 
only thë intellect withouten more, 2805. 
of which thé eldest highté Algarsyf, 10344 ? 
men may thé eelde (qu. olde?) at-ren, but nat at-rede. 
thé elf-queen with hir jolly compaignye, 6442. 
but al for nought ; thé ende is this, that he, 6652. 
b. The e of ne is perhaps less frequently elided. 
and whan a beste is deed, he ne hath no peyne, 1321. 
allas I ne havé no langagé for to telle, 2229, 7501. 
` ne abydé no man for his curtesye, 3125. 
ne at Romé for the harmé thurgh Hanibal, 4710. 
privé ne apert, thay wolde never fine, 6718. 
I ne held me never digne in no manere, 8694. 
I ne have as now no leiser moré to seye, 11289. 
On the other hand : — 
né oynément that wolde clense and byte, 633. 
né of the knobbes sittyng on his cheekes, 635. 
no berd né hadde he ne never scholdé have, 691. 
that ther nys water, erthé, fyr, né eyr, 1248. 
in al the routé nas ther young né old, 3112. 
MN 
né in noon other placé never the mo, 9963. 
Xx 
OBSERVATIONS ON THE LANGUAGE OF CHAUCER. 
in al the world në hadde be thy peere, 15540. 
if that the wynd né hadde be contrarie, 16555, 10174. 
$ 82. The cesural pause frequently prevents the 
elision of final e. - 
-a. that on his schyné — a mormal hadde he, 388. 
this was thyn othé — and myn eek certayn, 1141. 
withouten douté — it may stonde so, 1324. | 
and lete him stillé — in his prisoun dwelle, 1337. 
but how sche didé — I ne dar nat telle, 2286. 
for thilke peyné — and that hooté fuyr(e), 2385. 
some hadde salvé — and some hadde charmes, 2714, 
and tyl he haddé — al that sight i-seyn, 4377. 
than that it roté — al the remenaunt, 4405. 
ire is a sinné — oon the grete of sevene, 7587. 
to stonde in gracé — of his lady deere, 13276. 
if that a princé — usé hasardrie, 14014. 
no lenger thanné — after Deth thay sought[e], 
14187. 
b. the trespas of hem bothé — and heré cause, 1766. 
1 prey to God hir savé — and susteene, 4580. 
for though that I be foulé — old and pore, 6645. 
com forth my sweté spousé — out of doute, 10018. 
in thende of which an uncé — and no more, 13194. 
this Persoun him answerdé — al at oones, 17324. 
$ 83. Other vowels are occasionally elided, as in 
modern verse. : 
for unto a poore ordre for to geve, 225. 
ne was not worthy to haven an office, 294. 
and wher the? engendrid, and of what humour, 423. 
and certes, lord, to abiden your presence, 929. 
by eterne word to deyen in prisoun, 1111. 
and he hem graunted mercy, and thus he sayde, 1830. 
unto his body agayn, and he awook, 7285. 
how might a man have eny adversité, 9212. 
and I wil fondé tespien on my syde, 9284. 
right in this wise he to Placebo answerde, 9394. 
fro which tescapé woot I no socour, 11669. 
tel us a talé, for thou canst many oon, 13734. 
to telle a story I wil do my labour, 14874. 
this were a popet in an arm to embrace, 15112. 
