He hadde a forhead reed as any glede, / With eyen narwe, and hoote as any goot.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, a very unflattering and bizarre physical description of the Summoner.
c. 1387-1400
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"For though the grettest clerkes han it sworen, That ther is no felicitee in mariage, Ne no felicitee but in his lyf, That lyveth out of swich servage."
Controversial"For love is blynd alday, and may nat see."
Controversial"What sholde I speke of the synne of glotonye, that is so greet a synne?"
Controversial"But al be that I kan nat telle aright The murthe of mariage, but I kan telle the wo."
Controversial"Tell me also to what purpose or end the genitals have been made?"
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