OBSERVATIONS ON THE LANGUAGE OF CHAUCER. 
who was who occurs, 4299. 
but sikirly sche wisté nat who was who. 
$110. PECULIAR ORDER OF PREPOSITIONS. 
whan these trespasours and repentynge folk of here 
Jolies . . . hadden herd what the messangeres 
sayden, ii. 381. 
doth digne fruyt of penitence, iii. 85. 
But, — doon workes worthy of confessioun, iii. 87. 
ye lerned men in lore, 14389. 
ye, for an hairé clout to wrap in me (me in), 14151. 
(fader hath he non) that I of woot (wot of), 5441. 
of al this thing which that I of havé sayd, 7827. 
a long surcote of pers upon he hadde (had on), 619. 
with kempe[d] heres on his browes stowte (hair 
combed on), 2136. 
sche was wel moré blisful on to see (to look on), 3247. 
ouré ground(e) litarge eek on the porfurye (litharge . 
ground on), 12703. 
to doon al that a man bilongeth unto (belongs to a 
man), 9333. 
som what to quyte with the knightes tale (requite the 
tale with), 3121. 
to helé with your eyen (heal your eyes with), 
10246. 
to helen with this hauk, 10955. 
to blynde with this prest, 13079. 
that no goodnes ne hath to paye with his dette, 
iii. 98. 
499 
$111. ELLIPSIS. 
Of the relative pronoun. 
there was non auditour [that] cowde on him 
wynne, 596. 
and in a purs of silk [¢hat] heng on his schert, 9757. 
a pyn [that] stant in his ere, 10630. 
he sent after a clerk [that] was in the toun, 13555. 
Of to before the Infinitive. 
now is tyme [to] wake al night, 3672. 
he was worthy [to] have his lif, 6627. 
Of the personal pronoun, when subject. 
us thoughte it nas nat worth to make it wys, 
and [we] graunted him withouté more avys, 787. 
this thing was graunted, and [we] oure othus swore, 
with ful glad herte, and prayden him also, 813. 
ye, false harlot, hast [thou]? 4266. 
(than schal he knowe al her harlotrye) ; ye, schal 
[he]? 10138. 
Of be. 
that is, or schal [5e], whil that the world wol dure, 
1362. 
Of have. 
he wold hir [have] hent anoon, 3347. 
Of it. 
ner gingling of the bellis (were it not for), 16280. 
nere myn extorcions, I might not lyven, 7021. 
