1)The merchant had a forked/split/divided beard and wore very colorful clothing, a Flemish beaver hat and boots with delicate buckles.
2) He sat high on his horse and gave his opinions solemnly. He kept telling us about all the money he had.
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I need your help to paraphrase the description of the Merchant in Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. I'll include the description at the end. Thank you .
1)The merchant had a forking beard and wore a motley (I need a symonym: multicoloured) dress, a Flemish beaver hat and daintly (synonym?) buckled boots.
2) He sat high on his horse and told his opinions in solemn tones. He harped on his increase of capital (how can I rephrase this?).
3) He thought there should be sea-police upon the Harwich-Holland ranges.
That was a stretch of sea, which at that time was overrun by pirates and linked the two centres of the wool market.
4) He was an expert at dabbling (synonym?) in exchanges.
5)He was stately in administration and and an excellent fellow.
There was a Merchant with a forking beard
And motley dress; high on his horse he sat,
Upon his head a Flemish beaver hat
And on his feet daintily buckled boots.
He told of his opinions and pursuits
In solemn tones, he harped on his increase
Of capital; there should be sea-police
(he thought) upon the Harwich – Holland ranges;
He was expert at dabbling in exchanges.
This estimable Merchant so had set
His wits to work, none knew he was in debt,
He was so stately, in administration,
In loans and bargains and negotiation.
He was an excellent fellow all the same;
To tell the truth I do not know his name.
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why does he want there to be sea-police around Harwich Holland?
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