For though a wydwe hadde noght a sho, / So plesaunt was his 'In principio' / Yet wolde he have a ferthyng, er he wente.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, highlighting the Pardoner's extreme greed and exploitation of the poor, even for a small coin.
c. 1387-1400
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"And certeinly, as I have herd it tolde, / Ther was no wight that he ne ferde as a folde."
Strange & Unusual"I trowe he were a geldyng or a mare."
Strange & Unusual"For hooly chirche's right is to be fed, / Or elles wolde he have his breed of whete, / And of the flour of his owene seed, / And of his corn a very large meel."
Strange & Unusual"For in this world, certein, no wight there is, That he ne hath som favour in his sight."
Controversial"For goddes sake, taak al in pacience Our lordes hestes, and his ordinaunce."
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