No Fear Literature: The Canterbury Tales: Prologue to the Miller’s Tale Page 3

Continue reading with a SparkNotes PLUS trial

Already have an account? Log in

Original Text	Modern Text
What sholde I more seyn, but this Millere He nolde his wordes for no man forbere, But tolde his cherles tale in his manere; Me thinketh that I shal reherce it here. And ther-fore every gentil wight I preye, For Goddes love, demeth nat that I seye Of evel entente, but that I moot reherce Hir tales alle, be they bettre or werse, Or elles falsen som of my matere. And therfore, who-so list it nat y-here, Turne over the leef, and chese another tale; For he shal finde y-nowe, grete and smale, Of storial thing that toucheth gentillesse, And eek moralitee and holinesse; Blameth nat me if that ye chese amis. The Miller is a cherl, ye knowe wel this; So was the Reve, and othere many mo, And harlotrye they tolden bothe two. Avyseth yow and putte me out of blame; And eek men shal nat make ernest of game.	Wlel, hetre yllrae nsi’t a lehwo otl orme to yas pexcte taht tshi leilMr odwlnu’t etak no rof an srenaw. He aws reimnddtee to eltl ish ycharnu sotyr no trtmea htwa. I’m yrors atht I’m dingiucnl it heer whit het hotre eisrost in ihts cololneitc, tub, as I ltdo oyu efeorb, I ispdoemr to lelt uyo axyeltc twha ahepnpde on our rpti—fro etrbte or rwose. I ouwldn’t be chum of a losettrelry sylemf if I flet out omes atrsp, now uoldw I? So, I ksa oyu lewl-nreemnda oflk rof yrou ieosfrnvges. Adn rof het evol of Gdo, dno’t ambel me for tawh I’m atbou to tlel yuo. In aftc, osteh of ouy hwo ktinh uyo ghimt be efodfdne by isth rysot, ustj go aeadh nda pisk to rnoeaht eno. heeTr are lpntey of herto gnlo dna tohsr isorets aoubt inerc hntsgi, hcsu as oybliint nad rotymlia nda lsesohni. uBt if you ctski twhi shit eno, lwle, ndo’t sya I iddn’t nwra ouy. ehT ilerlM nda the eveRe adn some of the thosre ewer tyetrp rsyath, as eewr tehri eitossr. Be lewl dedivas adn odn’t abmel me. And dno’t taek ryislesuo awht wsa dasi in fun.
HERE ENDETH THE PROLOGE.	THE ROPOEGUL EDNS REEH.

Original Text	Modern Text
What sholde I more seyn, but this Millere He nolde his wordes for no man forbere, But tolde his cherles tale in his manere; Me thinketh that I shal reherce it here. And ther-fore every gentil wight I preye, For Goddes love, demeth nat that I seye Of evel entente, but that I moot reherce Hir tales alle, be they bettre or werse, Or elles falsen som of my matere. And therfore, who-so list it nat y-here, Turne over the leef, and chese another tale; For he shal finde y-nowe, grete and smale, Of storial thing that toucheth gentillesse, And eek moralitee and holinesse; Blameth nat me if that ye chese amis. The Miller is a cherl, ye knowe wel this; So was the Reve, and othere many mo, And harlotrye they tolden bothe two. Avyseth yow and putte me out of blame; And eek men shal nat make ernest of game.	Wlel, hetre yllrae nsi’t a lehwo otl orme to yas pexcte taht tshi leilMr odwlnu’t etak no rof an srenaw. He aws reimnddtee to eltl ish ycharnu sotyr no trtmea htwa. I’m yrors atht I’m dingiucnl it heer whit het hotre eisrost in ihts cololneitc, tub, as I ltdo oyu efeorb, I ispdoemr to lelt uyo axyeltc twha ahepnpde on our rpti—fro etrbte or rwose. I ouwldn’t be chum of a losettrelry sylemf if I flet out omes atrsp, now uoldw I? So, I ksa oyu lewl-nreemnda oflk rof yrou ieosfrnvges. Adn rof het evol of Gdo, dno’t ambel me for tawh I’m atbou to tlel yuo. In aftc, osteh of ouy hwo ktinh uyo ghimt be efodfdne by isth rysot, ustj go aeadh nda pisk to rnoeaht eno. heeTr are lpntey of herto gnlo dna tohsr isorets aoubt inerc hntsgi, hcsu as oybliint nad rotymlia nda lsesohni. uBt if you ctski twhi shit eno, lwle, ndo’t sya I iddn’t nwra ouy. ehT ilerlM nda the eveRe adn some of the thosre ewer tyetrp rsyath, as eewr tehri eitossr. Be lewl dedivas adn odn’t abmel me. And dno’t taek ryislesuo awht wsa dasi in fun.
HERE ENDETH THE PROLOGE.	THE ROPOEGUL EDNS REEH.