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1 I| had the form of a right fair child, and under his head
2 I| The visage which was most fair of all other members is
3 I| stinging in his death, fair in his resurrection; white,
4 I| Secondly, they be right fair because of their nature
5 I| It is right high, right fair, and right strong. Of the
6 I| Secondly, in likeness of a fair cloud and clear upon Jesu
7 I| woman saw that the tree was fair to look on, and clean and
8 I| happily desiring him by fair words. But Adam anon agreed,
9 I| people saw that she was so fair, and anon they told the
10 I| beheld the country and saw a fair plain toward flom Jordan,
11 I| shoulder, which was a right fair maid, and much beauteous
12 I| blear-eyed, and Rachel was fair of visage and well-favoured,
13 I| his substance. Joseph was fair of visage and well favoured. ~
14 I| ascend to the land which were fair and right fat, and were
15 I| other that were so fat and fair. Herewith he started out
16 I| standing on one stalk, full and fair of corns, and as many other
17 I| And comforted them with fair words, and spake friendly
18 I| and he saw him elegant and fair, and hid him three months,
19 I| she saw therein Iying a fair child; and she having pity
20 I| Israel took in this while was fair and good water. This was
21 II| brought forth and bare a fair son and named him Samuel
22 II| brought. He was ruddy and fair of visage and well favoured,
23 II| s sons play on a harp, a fair child and strong, wise in
24 II| out at a window he saw a fair woman wash her and bain
25 II| their petition, and speak fair and friendly to them, they
26 II| nowhere found in the world so fair women as were the daughters
27 II| Tobias went forth and found a fair young man girt up and ready
28 II| house of Israel. She was a fair and her husband had left
29 II| people of Jews that have so fair women, that not for them
30 II| is as much as to say as fair, or answering unto strength,
31 II| addressed unto his maker. He was fair in his life, answering in
32 II| My mother saw that I was fair, and required me for to
33 II| into the form of a right fair woman, and came to the palace
34 II| God, and for the honest fair speaking of this woman.
35 II| dame, for ye pass us all in fair speaking, and shine in wisdom
36 II| cap. ii.; Arise up thou my fair soul, the winter is past.
37 II| took in marriage a much fair damsel, and when he had
38 II| that is to say: Thou art fair and gracious, daughter of
39 II| side, and said to him: I am fair and gracious, wherefore
40 II| hast thou seen one more fair than I am? And the clerk
41 II| Quintin, and he said: Ah! fair sirs, he was but late beheaded
42 II| mother answered to her: Fair daughter, thy patrimony,
43 II| and there did do make a fair church. Let us pray then
44 II| the body. And consider ye fair brethren, men of good renown
45 II| God, more pure and more fair, without feeling of any
46 II| S. John and said to him: Fair father, ye have always preached
47 II| he said to his disciples: Fair children, love ye together,
48 II| that they touched not was fair and good for to eat. ~And
49 II| paynims loved him, for he was fair like an angel to look on,
50 II| like an angel to look on, a fair speaker, whole of body,
51 II| Silvester to him courteously and fair, for to speak with him.
52 II| demanded of him saying: Fair father, where have ye been
53 II| monks be over delicious. Fair brethren, put yourselves
54 II| nourished so sweetly; thou fair son, thou wert sweet and
55 II| am I delivered for you my fair sons; I lose my sons which
56 II| wrote her passion. She was fair of visage, but much fairer
57 II| that thou mayst recover thy fair youth, and win to spare
58 II| time, in a vision, a much fair maid, which had on her head
59 III| it hath so much been made fair and gay against the commandment
60 III| the world should love you. Fair Lord God we mortify ourselves
61 III| any charge save to God: Fair sweet Lord, I have coveted
62 III| thy habitation that is so fair, my soul hath desired to
63 III| when shall I come to thee fair Lord God? And in saying
64 III| to me my sweet love and fair espouse, for the winter
65 III| name of Jesus written with fair letters of gold, for which
66 III| between his arms and said: Fair Lord God let thy sergeant
67 III| him, whom he saluted by fair words, saying to him: Be
68 III| Agatha the virgin was right fair, noble body and of heart,
69 III| not for but I thank thee fair father that thou art so
70 III| young man, whom followed the fair company, set him on that
71 III| appeased and the weather fair. They went to their place,
72 III| To whom the provost said: Fair lady, that may I not do,
73 III| guerished, and her visage so fair and so shining, then said
74 III| figure of a crown is most fair among all other, so the
75 III| child therein, which was fair, and then she sighed and
76 III| published that she had borne a fair son. When her husband heard
77 III| the disciples and said: Fair brethren, ye know how our
78 III| Rome, and saw there two fair children white and ruddy
79 III| and ruddy of visage, and fair yellow hair which were for
80 III| Gregory and said: Alas, what fair people hath the devil in
81 III| he made and compiled many fair books, of which the church
82 III| provost said to Aphrodisius: Fair brother, pray to S. Longinus
83 III| Pendyac, and entered into a fair and joyous country called
84 III| sepulchre of a paynim stood a fair cross, which he passed and
85 III| church in witness of one so fair a miracle. Then left S.
86 III| said: God have mercy on you fair brethren; I said to you
87 III| the third time he found a fair fountain and a much delitable
88 III| I have eaten a little. O fair brother, the devil hath
89 III| him come, he said to him: Fair son, do off that thou wearest,
90 III| him much and said to him: Fair brother, take good heed
91 III| returned and said to him: Fair father, we have abided that
92 III| wax dark which tofore was fair and clear, and a great rain
93 III| depart hence. And she said: Fair brother, God is more courteous
94 III| And there was a man in a fair habit to whom these monks
95 III| our Lord showed for him a fair miracle for to draw him
96 III| there stood among them a fair young child of the age of
97 III| juice of small plantain, and fair wheat flour, and seethe
98 III| our Lord showed there a fair miracle for his servant
99 III| table laid and thereon three fair white loaves of bread all
100 III| and the body laid in a fair and honourable shrine, where
101 III| for his servant there many fair and great miracles. Wherefore
102 III| the burials grew a right fair fleur-de-lis, and in every
103 III| knight there was that had a fair place beside the highway
104 III| It appertaineth to thee fair father to give the benediction,
105 III| condition, and she answered: Fair father, spare me thereof,
106 III| satisfied so, then she said: Fair father I was born in Egypt,
107 III| my passage, I answered: Fair sirs, I have nothing to
108 III| And she said: I pray thee fair father that thou wilt come
109 III| virgins of the empress, much fair, took S. Ambrose and drew
110 III| God is not here, haste you fair children, haste you and
111 III| said S. Ambrose: behold fair children how great pity
112 III| their request he answered: Fair sons, I have not so lived
113 III| And he builded there that fair abbey and established therein
114 III| our Lord showed daily many fair miracles for his holy martyr
115 III| she said: Go ye your way fair young man, that ye perish
116 III| dragon. Then said S. George: Fair daughter, doubt ye no thing
117 III| draw him unto his faith by fair words, and when he might
118 III| ire, and to flatter him by fair words, and said to him:
119 III| them great despite, then fair, and right sweet son, I
120 III| George: Doubt thee nothing, fair daughter, for thou shalt
121 III| Jerusalem, that one, a right fair young man, appeared to a
122 III| gladness be began to say: fair brethren, my soul shall
123 III| in this manner: Marcel, fair father, why buriest thou
124 III| and so well ordained in fair manner that every man might
125 III| Cæsarea, where God showed many fair miracles for him, beside
126 III| and said: Lay the table, fair brother, and eat, for the
127 III| on his knees, and said: Fair Lord God, pardon them, for
128 III| therein they saw there a fair old man, hoar and venerable
129 III| because he saw that it was fair, he did do hew it down and
130 III| God. Then he said to me: Fair son, I never accorded thereto,
131 III| he blessed it, and said: Fair Lord, turn this bath to
132 III| christian men did do make a fair church, and this day made
133 III| apostle, which was right fair and beauteous, and by the
134 III| bare, for that burned still fair. Whereof all the people
135 III| servant S. Dunstan many fair and great miracles, wherefore
136 III| and brought to him a full fair Bible, the which is yet
137 III| for his holy servant many fair miracles. Then let us pray
138 III| for to be sold, which were fair of visage, for which cause
139 III| town, and they came unto a fair broad elm, and purposed
140 III| sourded and sprang there a fair well or fountain of clear
141 III| thither and found there a fair well, of the which they
142 III| after, they edified there a fair church in the same place
143 III| him: Your promises be full fair that ye bring, but because
144 III| his filth fell away, and a fair new skin appeared on his
145 III| whereas now is builded a fair abbey, and is named Cerne
146 III| did do present him a right fair and good horse. And when
147 III| called Paul, Mercury, as a fair and wise speaker. Anon Barnabas
148 III| child with kissings and fair words. The child, alway
149 III| Nazarine which made a right fair oratory in the city of Hebredune.
150 III| king and welcomed him with fair and blandishing words, and
151 III| that grave is builded a fair chapel of our Lady, and
152 III| first buried is now a ~right fair well, which is called S.
153 III| entreat to pervert him by fair promises and to fear him
154 III| the request of S. Alban a fair miracle, for the water withdrew,
155 III| holy man Alban, sprang up a fair well, whereof all the people
156 III| from the bough, and set it fair to the body and by the miracle
157 III| the holy body, and laid a fair tomb over him, and afterwards
158 III| whereof he made two right fair saddles and presented that
159 III| king saw this saddle so fair he and all his people marvelled
160 III| When S. Loye saw that his fair admonition availed not,
161 III| saw the duke and so much fair people in his company, he
162 III| and gave it her and said: Fair daughter take this and bear
163 III| he came to them, an said: Fair sirs, for God's sake do
164 III| bodies where our Lord showeth fair miracles, for as the workmen
165 III| barons of France, for the fair miracles that she did in
166 III| the church. There happed a fair miracle, for as they came
167 III| weeping, our Lord showed a fair miracle, for the child that
168 III| thanked our Lord for this fair miracle.~In the said city
169 III| our Lord showed there a fair miracle, for the rain fell
170 III| Our Lord showed there two fair virtues, for as soon as
171 III| And after, there were many fair miracles which by negligence,
172 III| well or fountain. Three fair things showed our Lord by
173 IV| and also they had right fair crowns upon their heads,
174 IV| was made decorate and made fair with the chastity of Joseph.
175 IV| things that were seen to be fair and clear that he beheld,
176 IV| thought he was made more fair with binding of chains than
177 IV| was a noble woman and a fair, in Alexandria in the time
178 IV| west gate of the town a fair bridge of stone at his proper
179 IV| worshipped, and was laid in a fair and much rich shrine. At
180 IV| bright as gold, and had fair branches full of blossoms
181 IV| him thought there came a fair bird which flew up to heaven
182 IV| whereas the body had lain, a fair well, which is called S.
183 IV| forthwith sprang up there a fair well, whereof they drank
184 IV| Margaret which is a most fair name, but the third appertaineth
185 IV| nothing to thee, that so fair a maid and so noble should
186 IV| of the reason, and of the fair speaking of her. And it
187 IV| and was delivered of a fair son, by occasion of the
188 IV| the child, which was right fair, sucking his mother's breast.
189 IV| Magdalene. And on a night a fair woman appeared to him and
190 IV| appeared to him Iike a much fair woman, sustained with two
191 IV| provoked her with sweet and fair words for to do sacrifice
192 IV| and had left the high and fair way, and had gone so far
193 IV| prison to S. Christopher two fair women, of whom that one
194 IV| which was an elegant and fair child, praying him that
195 IV| of sisters, and builded a fair church at the honour of
196 IV| Mary unto heaven. O most fair and sweet sister, thou livest
197 IV| pope, and brought them with fair words to that, that the
198 IV| right great gifts and right fair privileges, and it was established
199 IV| Jerusalem and made there a fair oratory to S. Stephen the
200 IV| anon great peace was, and fair weather in the sea. Then
201 IV| body, in flower of age, in fair speech of reason, wisdom
202 IV| the mother said to him: Fair son, thou oughtest not to
203 IV| vision, for he saw a right fair youngling which called him
204 IV| and remembrance of this fair miracle that S. Dominic
205 IV| see tofore thee a right fair youngling standing, and
206 IV| the people to God is the fair speech of martyrs. It is
207 IV| said: This is the right fair among the daughters of Jerusalem,
208 IV| come to me. O thou most fair among women, my love, thou
209 IV| women, my love, thou art fair, and no spot of filth is
210 V| wife of noble kindred and fair of visage named Libera,
211 V| boughs, whereas sprang a fair and bright well, which is
212 V| there was made and builded a fair church in the honour of
213 V| and her thought that a fair young man was tofore her,
214 V| corrupt thoughts thou makest fair and high understanding in
215 V| were not over foul ne over fair, but they were of sufficient,
216 V| shining by all clearness of fair speaking, and certainly
217 V| And then he saw a right fair young man standing before
218 V| was awaked he saw a right fair star which shone amidst
219 V| and edified there a right fair church and set it therein.
220 V| church, and gave to him many fair gifts.~On a time as he came
221 V| and a little well, and a fair hind, which without doubt
222 V| thought that she was so fair that they followed her with
223 V| ceased not to pray for the fair hind. And after this the
224 V| that was so young and right fair, noble, and married but
225 V| young man, lusty and much fair, of eight-and-twenty years
226 V| the judge saw Natalie so fair, so rich, and so noble,
227 V| turn them by menaces ne by fair words, he did do strain
228 V| enquired of him who had so fair an image. And he said that
229 V| in and saw with her many fair virgins praying with her,
230 V| replenish the earth? Then, fair sister, I doubt that if
231 V| him in the likeness of a fair young man, and entered into
232 V| whom the nobleness of his fair eloquence hath resplended
233 V| conceived again, and had a fair son, whom with great prayers
234 V| Francis said to him: Brother, fair host, agree to that I shall
235 V| brought me unto a right fair green, and after said to
236 V| all things. She was right fair of body, noble of habit,
237 V| virgin, right rich and right fair, and was much nobly kept
238 V| God, as who saith, he is fair to God; or as some say he
239 V| things within forth, he was fair to God by beauty of virtues.
240 V| to warn and treat him by fair words, because he was much
241 VI| perfectly whole, and her visage fair and beauteous, then she
242 VI| he did.~Also there was a fair miracle of three blind men,
243 VI| the time of procession, a fair old man came to the king
244 VI| at the last they saw a fair company of men arrayed in
245 VI| behind them there came a fair ancient man with white hair
246 VI| and brought them into a fair city where was a fair cenacle
247 VI| a fair city where was a fair cenacle honestly arrayed
248 VI| night, on the morn this fair old man went with them,
249 VI| Westminster there was a fair young man which was blind,
250 VI| his body as whole and as fair as it was when he was buried;
251 VI| no corruption, but it was fair and fresh of colour, pure,
252 VI| first that appeared was the fair hoar hair of his head, and
253 VI| is embellished and made fair with much honesty, so that
254 VI| speaking is much honest and fair. And three things be convenient
255 VI| him with blandishing and fair words. And then he prayed
256 VI| promises, and said many fair words for to have her; and
257 VI| assembled them to see the fair games and disports, and
258 VI| set it in his church in a fair shrine of silver, but when
259 VI| day sick, and saw a right fair and noble virgin appear
260 VI| same hour, which was right fair weather, came so great thunder
261 VI| then there she edified a fair church, and returned home
262 VI| In which church now is a fair monastery of monks and a
263 VI| among whom he saw one more fair and greater than the other,
264 VI| wife of Eustace was right fair, and desired much for to
265 VI| mother, which was right fair, had two sons, that is to
266 VI| younger than I, and was much fair. And they took us and went
267 VI| multiplied the most eloquent and fair speakers, the clearest wits
268 VI| and then came other right fair creatures and white, and
269 VI| then did do build thereon a fair church, to the which this
270 VI| ground, there sprang up a fair well giving out abundantly
271 VI| well giving out abundantly fair clear water, where our Lord
272 VI| have lifted it, a right fair old man appeared to them
273 VI| others might take of her fair and good ensample for to
274 VI| tears unto our Lord: Ah! fair Lord God, please it you
275 VI| and power of the paynims? Fair sweet Lord, I beseech thee
276 VI| keep you always. O sweet fair Lord, keep this city if
277 VI| said to them: I command you fair daughters that ye comfort
278 VI| and said to them: Now go, fair daughters, and with all
279 VI| began to cry and said: Fair dear sister! help me, and
280 VI| corporas, and sent them in fair towels of silk into divers
281 VI| Lord, and said in sighing: Fair Lord God, I wake here alone.
282 VI| another world. And she said: Fair daughter, what need is of
283 VI| she answered: Right, dear fair mother, the night is passed
284 VI| that other night is come. Fair daughter, said S. Clare,
285 VI| Adrian preached, a right fair child was tofore S. Clare
286 VI| no less cunning to gather fair flowers among the sharp
287 VI| than to eat the fruit of a fair tree, that is to say that
288 VI| sermon well edifying than a fair polished, little profiting.~
289 VI| this Clare lay in a much fair bed and much precious, and
290 VI| And anon she saw a right fair lady at the head of the
291 VI| said to them that wept: Fair daughters, weep no more,
292 VI| Ah! my right sweet and fair daughters, our Lord Jesu
293 VI| to S. Clare her sister: Fair and right sweet sister,
294 VI| answered to her much sweetly: Fair sweet sister, it pleaseth
295 VI| world, but weep no more, fair sister, for ye shall come
296 VI| daughters and said to her: Fair daughter, seest thou the
297 VI| how well I pass over many fair things.~Of one that was
298 VI| they married him unto a fair damoisel which was of the
299 VI| purple, and said to her: Fair sister, take this and keep
300 VI| Lord saying: I thank thee, fair Lord Jesu Christ, that vouchest
301 VI| that he hath lived a right fair and holy life. He hath every
302 VI| done much villainy. Ah! fair son, thou hast suffered
303 VI| by miracle, and she was fair by grace of holiness, for
304 VI| by obedience to be made fair and ennobled. She said:
305 VI| if she had not had that fair hair, she had long since
306 VI| redound in oil, and many fair miracles were showed at
307 VI| holy living by gifts and fair behests, so that when they
308 VI| there appeared tofore him a fair child in white clothing
309 VI| Lord hath showed many a fair miracle for his holy servant
310 VI| which wept sore that so fair a maid and so noble should
311 VII| prosperity. And like as the fair rose springeth among the
312 VII| virgin was born she was so fair of visage and so well formed
313 VII| see, which is so rich and fair to behold? And he demanded
314 VII| beauty, for she was right fair to behold, unto the people.
315 VII| Katherine: We have heard thy fair speech and be marvellously
316 VII| sweetness, there may no fair words ne no torments call
317 VII| perdurable, glorious and fair, or one sick, unsteadfast,
318 VII| saying: Come unto me, my fair love and my spouse; lo!
319 VII| in eloquence, for she had fair speech in Katherine preaching
320 VII| faith by sweetness of her fair speech. She had right virtuous
321 VII| marvel, and said to her: O fair maid, forsake thy God and
322 VII| after informed them by so fair and sweet language, that
323 VII| and commanded that her fair visage should be beaten
324 VII| this appeared before her a fair child barefoot, clothed
325 VII| away and they saw a full fair island, and thitherward
326 VII| there, there came to them a fair young man, and full courteously
327 VII| And then suddenly came a fair hound, and fell down at
328 VII| hound brought them into a fair hall where they found the
329 VII| saw far from them a full fair island, full of green pasture,
330 VII| as God would, they saw a fair island full of flowers,
331 VII| in this they found a full fair well, and thereby stood
332 VII| well, and thereby stood a fair tree full of boughs, and
333 VII| and on every bough sat a fair bird, and they sat so thick
334 VII| the last they found two fair wells, that one was fair
335 VII| fair wells, that one was fair and clear water, and that
336 VII| anon after came to them a fair old man with hoar hair,
337 VII| and led them by many a fair well till they came to a
338 VII| well till they came to a fair abbey, where they were received
339 VII| him with his monks into a fair hall, and set them down
340 VII| washed all their feet with fair water of the well that they
341 VII| monk had set before him a fair white loaf, and white roots
342 VII| drank of the water of the fair clear well that they saw
343 VII| here in this land is ever fair weather, and none of us
344 VII| how the light burned so fair and wasted not. And then
345 VII| which brought them to a fair hall and served them. And
346 VII| our Lord made to spring fair water, clear and sweet,
347 VII| the last they came to a fair river, but they durst not
348 VII| and there came to them a fair young man and welcomed them
349 VII| worshipfully buried in a fair abbey which he himself founded,
350 VII| for this holy saint many fair miracles. Wherefore let
351 VII| nature and reason, and a fair miracle, for God guided
352 VII| and set down the bier in a fair mead full of flowers, and
353 VII| the weather began to wax fair and clear after the tempest,
354 VII| Lord hath showed many a fair miracle, as in the delivering
355 VII| See it now, how it is now fair and clear. And when they
356 VII| child, that there was a fair son born of his wife, and
357 VII| abide, and set there right fair younglings, and commanded
358 VII| is chaste, and hath right fair eyes and whole. And then
359 VII| child is better reformed by fair and sweet words. The day
360 VII| about thy son and put to him fair women and well adorned,
361 VII| his son right noble and fair maidens, which always him
362 VII| nothing, he sent to him a fair maiden, a king's daughter,
363 VII| into a meadow arrayed with fair flowers, there where the
364 VII| and the fruit was right fair to see, and right delectable
365 VII| where God hath showed many fair miracles at the tomb of
366 VII| was in Ravenna she saw a fair young man which was provost
367 VII| ordained at Modena a much fair oratory. To whom S. Gregory
368 VII| one of his servants had a fair wife, and he defended and
369 VII| shall be conjoined to right fair virgins, and always they
370 VII| they shall see there right fair angels and so great that
371 VII| rehearseth, Charles was fair of body, cruel of sight,
372 VII| not, he began to sing the fair verses that he had made,
373 VII| they saw the child of so fair a form, they had pity and
374 VII| he grew and was of right fair form and well bespoken,
375 VII| emperor saw him that he was so fair and wise, he required him
376 VII| said to him in this manner: Fair father, what thing is that
377 VII| to the Philippians a much fair epistle, and much profitable,
378 VII| burnt in the flame, but as fair as it had been purified
379 VII| Helen delivered to him many fair gifts for to distribute
380 VII| request also of her was made a fair feast of the Invention of
381 VII| because that by menaces ne fair words his brethren might
382 VII| say Pater noster over him, fair and soft, and incontinent
383 VII| menaces, that other time by fair words, weening to have brought
384 VII| of great estate, and the fair livelihood also that he
385 VII| that he had a melodious and fair voice at church, more than
386 VII| Then said S. Fiacre to him; Fair father reverend, if thou
387 VII| insomuch that he composed many fair books, much profitable,
388 VII| shining, and his face so fair appeared and so bright,
389 VII| received and gat on her fair children, which by sovereign
390 VII| after dried them with a fair towel, and kissed much humbly
391 VII| saints. He builded in Paris a fair chapel within the palace
392 VII| when she had made them much fair and rich, as for king's
393 VII| bishop in the form of a fair woman, ii. 105.~Devil's
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