All 5 Uses
cloister
in
The Canterbury Tales
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- He *gave not of the text a pulled hen,* *he cared nothing
That saith, that hunters be not holy men: for the text*
Ne that a monk, when he is cloisterless;
Is like to a fish that is waterless;
This is to say, a monk out of his cloister.†Chpt 1.0 - Why should he study, and make himselfe wood* *mad <17>
Upon a book in cloister always pore,
Or swinken* with his handes, and labour, *toil
As Austin bid?†Chpt 1.0 * - "Give me then of thy good to make our cloister,"
Quoth he, "for many a mussel and many an oyster,
When other men have been full well at ease,
Hath been our food, our cloister for to rese:* *raise, build
And yet, God wot, unneth* the foundement** *scarcely **foundation
Performed is, nor of our pavement
Is not a tile yet within our wones:* *habitation
By God, we owe forty pound for stones.†Chpt 3.8 - "Give me then of thy good to make our cloister,"
Quoth he, "for many a mussel and many an oyster,
When other men have been full well at ease,
Hath been our food, our cloister for to rese:* *raise, build
And yet, God wot, unneth* the foundement** *scarcely **foundation
Performed is, nor of our pavement
Is not a tile yet within our wones:* *habitation
By God, we owe forty pound for stones.†Chpt 3.8 - * *wrap
Within the cloister of thy blissful sides
Took manne's shape th' eternal love and peace,
That of *the trine compass* Lord and guide is *the trinity*
Whom earth, and sea, and heav'n, *out of release,* *unceasingly
*Aye hery;* and thou, Virgin wemmeless,* *forever praise* *immaculate
Bare of thy body, and dweltest maiden pure,
The Creator of every creature.†Chpt 8.21
Definitions:
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(1)
(cloister in the architectural sense) a covered walkway with columns along one or more sides of a courtyard -- often found in monasteries, churches, or old colleges
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(2)
(cloister in the religious sense) a place, such as a monastery or convent, where people live in religious seclusion; or the act of withdrawing into such a place
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(3)
(cloister as in: cloister ourselves away) to keep someone or something away from the outside world -- often for safety, privacy, or focus
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)