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“Gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche” — so Chaucer says of his young scholar in TheCanterbury Tales.
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“Gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche” — so Chaucer says of his young scholar in TheCanterbury Tales.
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“Gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche” — so Chaucer says of his young scholar in TheCanterbury Tales.
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Other languages that I know would just use the simple present - j'apprends l'irlandais; ich lerne Irisch; ik leer Iers.
The continuous aspect nwhyte 2009
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“Gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche” — so Chaucer says of his young scholar in TheCanterbury Tales.
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Or, as Chaucer echoed translated it, “The lyf so short — the craft so long to lerne”.
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As Chaucer said, “The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.” posted by Dr. Richard Scott Nokes at 1: 17 AM
Unlocked Wordhoard Richard Nokes 2005
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As Chaucer said, “The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.” posted by Dr. Richard Scott Nokes at 1: 17 AM
Archive 2005-06-01 Richard Nokes 2005
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Also streng Dich an und lerne gleichzeitig Philosophie und Englisch.
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And seynt Luke the Evaungelist was Disciple of seynt Poul, for to lerne phisik; and many othere.
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