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she .^tood in love and grace Of riche and poore in every place. 

 Romannt of the Rose, 1169-70. — Born of the gentilest and the 

 heighest of this land. Clerkes Tale, 75. — he wil not visite the 

 sike. Persones Tale. — And ponysche . . . the false untrezv 

 Court of Love, 582. — she pleyeth with fre and bonde. Troylus 

 and Cryseyde, Bk. I. 840. — Lcred or lezvde lord or lady. Ro- 

 niaunt of the Rose, 6G20. — Whereso thou comest, amonges 

 heih or loive. Maunciples Tale, 257. — alle the grettest that were 

 of that land. Tale of the Pardoner, 145. — Men seyn the suffrant 

 overcomth, parde. Troylus and Cryseyde, Bk. IV. 1556. — For 

 he nought helpeth the needful in his need. Man of Lawes Tale, 

 14. 



So also we find gulteles, all wofnlle, the meekest, the unzvorth- 

 ieste, etc. 



Of the use of the adjective as a singular personal substantive 

 we find many examples. 



I not which was the fairer of hem two. Cant. Tales : Prologue, 

 190. — Feirest of alle that ever were or be! Court of Love, 631. — 

 Best unto best. ibid. 594. — So stant this innocent before the 

 king. Man of Lawes Tale, 520. — I have a wyf, the ivorste that 

 may be. Prologe of Marchaundes Tale, 6. — The foul royal above 

 yow in degree The wyse and worthy. . . . Assembly of 

 Foules, 395. — This yongest which that went to the toun. Tale ■ 

 of the Pardoner, 375. — . . . the Roniayn, Galien Ne dorste 

 never been so corageous, Ne noon Erinyn, ne noon Arabicn, 

 Ne Surrien, ne noon Egipcien. Monkes Tale, 348. — But if for 

 love of som Troyan it were. Troylus and Cryseyde, Bk. V. 

 877. — though that be true, my dere. Court of Love, 173. — That 

 every yere wolde have a newe. Hous of Fame, 302. — and she 

 was holden there A seint. Legende of Lucrecie, 192. — the zvorth- 

 ieste of knyghthode ... of blode the gentyleste. Assembly 

 of Foules, 548. — ye lovers, for the konnyngeste of yow. . . . 

 Troylus and Cryseyde, Bk. V. 331. — a coveytous and a zvriche. 

 ibid. Bk. IL 1324. — Tellynge his tale alway, this olde greye. 

 ibid. Bk. IV. 99.— Now writeth, szvete. ibid. Bk. V. 1399.— The 

 formest was alway behynde. Boke of the Duchesse, 889. — Hum- 

 blest of herte, higheste of reverence. Compleynte Unto Pite, 

 57. — Now faire blisfulle, O Cipris. Troylus and Cryseyde. Bk. 

 II. 10. — But nothing thinketh the fals as doth the trezve. An- 

 elyda and Arcite, 168. — In love a falser herde I never none. 

 Legende of Phillis, 5. — The stronge the feble overgoth. Romaunt 

 of the Rose, 6823. — He kepte his pacient wondurly wel. Cant. 



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