"What is this world? what asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave, Allone, withouten any compaignye."

"And al be that he was a worthy man, He loved gold in special."

"He was a shrewe, and a greet market-betere."

"And everich was worth to been an alderman, / For they hadde ynough of catel and of rente."

"The Wife of Bath... had set widely 'gap-teeth'."