Occleve

Historical Examples

• Occleve's poem has not been printed; but see Ritson's Biblioth.

  Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850

  Various

• The old man addresses Occleve as his son, and the poet calls his aged monitor father.

  Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1

  J. Endell Tyler

• Occleve always depicted Chaucer with a rosary in his hand, and his penner, containing his pen and inkhorn, hanging to his vest.

  Chaucer for Children

  Mrs. H. R. Haweis

• The dissipated life led by the youth of the time appears in the reminiscences of the poet Occleve of his own conduct.

  Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England

  Richard Valpy French

• Westminster Gate was then noted for its taverns and cook-shops, at which the lavishness of Occleve made him a welcome guest.

  Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England

  Richard Valpy French