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10 Cards in this Set
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Knight
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- Ruling Class
- Chivalrous - Honorable, trustworthy, generous, courteous - "Speaking of his equipment, he possessed / Fine horses, but he was not gaily dressed |
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Squire
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- Ruling Class
- Knight's son - Agile, strong - Wrote songs and poems - "Courteous he was, lowly and serviceable, / And carved to serve his father at the table." |
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Monk
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- Clergy Class
- "He did not rate that text at a plucked hen / Which says that hunters are not holy men..." |
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Friar
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- Clergy Class
- "He kept his tippet stuffed with pins for curls, / And pocket-knives, to give to pretty girls" |
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Prioress
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- Clergy Class
- "At meal her manners were well taught withal; / No morsel from her lips did she let fall..." |
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Parson
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- Clergy Class
- Poor - Gave money from church offerings to the poor |
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Summoner
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- Clergy Class
- "Garlic he loved, and onions too, and leeks, / And drinking strong wine till all was hazy." - "And wouldn't speak a word except in Latin / When he was drunk..." |
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Pardoner
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- Clergy Class
- "His chin no beard had harbored, nor would harbor, / Smoother than ever chin was left by barber..." |
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Merchant
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- Middle Class
- In debt - "He told of his opinions and pursuits / In solemn tones, and how he never lost." |
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Reeve
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- Middle Class
- "His coat was tucked under his belt and splayed. / He rode the hindmost of our cavalcade." - "A better hand at bargains than his lord, / He had grown rich and had a store of trasure/ Well tucked away, yet out it came to pleasure / His lord with subtle loans or gifts of goods." - Could please his master with a loan - Stole from his master - Stole from his master |
