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The Host, for example, is named in the Tales as Harry Bailly. For example, there was a real Harry Bailly in Chaucer's time, and Chaucer could not have escaped knowing him; ... Bailly was the innkeeper at the disreputable Tabard Inn, which happened to have been located in London's red-light district of Southwark --
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343. GAYLORD, ALAN T. "Sentence and Solaas in Fragment VII of the Canterbury Tales: Harry Bailly as Horseback Editor." PMLA 82 (1967):226-35.
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Harry Bailly, host of the Tabard, serves as master of ceremonies for the contest. The pilgrims are introduced by vivid brief sketches in the "General Prologue." ;
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But sooth play quad play, <2> as the Fleming saith, And therefore, Harry Bailly, by thy faith, Be thou not wroth, else we departe* here, *part company; Though that my tale be of an hostelere.* *innkeeper; But natheless, I will not tell it yet, But ere we part, y-wis* thou shalt be quit." <3> *assuredly;
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But sooth play quad play,<2> as the Fleming saith, And therefore, Harry Bailly, by thy faith, Be thou not wroth, else we departe* here, *part company; Though that my tale be of an hostelere.* *innkeeper;
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The Tale of Melibee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tale of Melibee (also called The Tale of Melibeus ) is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. This is the second tale told by Chaucer himself as a character within the tales. It has...
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