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Thomas Hoccleve

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Also known as Thomas Occleve

English poet 1368–1426

Person · Open Library

Born
1370?
Died
1450?
Works
13

Top works

  • Portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer
  • A new Ploughman's tale
  • Thomas Hoccleve
  • De regimine principum
  • Poems

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Norway
Active from
1980-07-04
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Quotes

  • If that thise men that lovers hem pretende,To women weren feythfull good and trewe,And dreden hem to deceyven or offende,Women, to love hem, wolde nat eschewe;But every day hath man an herte newe:Yt, upon oon, abide can no while.What fore ys it, swich a wight to be-gile?
  • For the more paart, youthe is rebel,Un-to reson & hatith her doctryne.
  • O yowthe allas why wilt thow nat enclyne,And un-to reuled reform bowe thee?Syn resoun is the verray streighte lyneÞat ledith folk un-to felicitee.
  • Many a servant un-to his lord seith,"Þat al the world spekith of him honour,"Whan the contrarie of þat is sooth, in feith.
  • O maister deere and Fadir reverent,Mi maister Chaucer, flour of eloquence,Mirour of fructuous entendement,O, universel fadir in science!Allas! þat þou thyn excellent prudenceIn þi bed mortel mightist naght by-qwethe;What eiled deth? allas! whi wolde he sle the?
  • With bookës of his ornat endytyng,That is to al þis land enlumynyng.

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