He knew the tavernes wel in every toun / And every hostiler and tappestere / Bet than a lazar or a beggestere.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Friar's preference for taverns and bartenders over the sick and beggars, a cynical subversion of his religious role.
c. 1387-1400
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