But al be that I kan nat telle aright The murthe of mariage, but I kan telle the wo.
Canterbury Tales
The Merchant's Tale, The Canterbury Tales
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"I trowe he were a geldyng or a mare."
Strange & Unusual"His curly hair looked as if they were pressed in a machine and his clothes were embellished with red and white, as if it were a meadow full of fresh flowers."
Humorous"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, Th'assay so hard, so sharp the conquerynge."
Controversial"This somnour was a gentil harlot and a kynde; A bettre felawe sholde men noght fynde."
Humorous"For he hadde yeve his lord, and that of grace, The pleyn felicitee of his richesse."
Humorous