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The Bride of Lammermoor
The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Now dame,” quoth he, Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”
CHAUCER, Sumner’s Tale.
It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.
In fact, it was attended with a treble difficulty.
He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”
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CHAUCER, Sumner’s Tale.
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It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.
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In fact, it was attended with a treble difficulty.
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He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

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Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.”

All words in this reading · 101

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a

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

acknowledge

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

affront

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

after

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

also

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

an

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

And

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

apprehensive

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

attended

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From this reading In fact, it was attended with a treble difficulty.

beast

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

been

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

brandy

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

bread

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

Bucklaw

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

but

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

by

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

Caleb

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

capon

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

CHAUCER

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From this reading CHAUCER, Sumner’s Tale.

consequences

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

dame

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

dared

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

dead

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

difficulty

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From this reading In fact, it was attended with a treble difficulty.

dis

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

doute

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

expedition

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

exploratory

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

fact

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From this reading In fact, it was attended with a treble difficulty.

family

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

for

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

given

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

Had

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

hasty

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

Hayston

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

he

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

head

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

his

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

homely

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

honour

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

I

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

impression

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

In

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From this reading In fact, it was attended with a treble difficulty.

influence

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

It

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

Je

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

just

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

liver

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

master

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

me

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

meeting

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

misgivings

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

morning

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

ne

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

no

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

not

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

nought

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

Now

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

of

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

offence

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

out

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

pigge's

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

probably

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

purse

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

quantity

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

quoth

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

refusing

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

roasted

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

sans

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

set

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

shiver

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

small

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

some

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

somewhat

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

sufferaunce

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

Sumner's

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From this reading CHAUCER, Sumner’s Tale.

Tale

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From this reading CHAUCER, Sumner’s Tale.

tell

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

that

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

the

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

Then

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

thirdly

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

this

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

time

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

to

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

too

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

treble

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From this reading In fact, it was attended with a treble difficulty.

under

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

unpleasant

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

upon

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

vous

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

was

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

were

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

which

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From this reading He dared not tell his master the offence which he had that morning given to Bucklaw, just for the honour of the family; he dared not acknowledge he had been too hasty in refusing the purse; and, thirdly, he was somewhat apprehensive of unpleasant consequences upon his meeting Hayston under the impression of an affront, and probably by this time under the influence also of no small quantity of brandy.

white

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

with

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

without

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From this reading It was not without some secret misgivings that Caleb set out upon his exploratory expedition.

wold

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

you

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

your

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From this reading “Now dame,” quoth he, “Je vous dis sans doute, Had I nought of a capon but the liver, And of your white bread nought but a shiver, And after that a roasted pigge’s head (But I ne wold for me no beast were dead), Then had I with you homely sufferaunce.”

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