[154]. wal, wall, defence; yerde, rod, scourge, as in bk. i. 740.
[167]. From Le Rom. de la Rose, 5684-6:—
'Lucan redit, qui moult fu sages,
C'onques vertu et grant pooir
Ne pot nus ensemble veoir.'
Cf. Lucan, Phar. i. 92.
[236]. Withoute, excepting sweethearts; or, excepting by way of passionate love. The latter is the usual sense in Chaucer.
[273]. 'Therefore I will endeavour to humour her intelligence.'
[294]. so well bigoon, so well bestead, so fortunate. Cf. Parl. Foules, 171.
[318]. Which ... his, whose; cf. that ... his, Kn. Ta. A 2710.