She hadde passed many a straunge strem; / Hire hosen weren of fyn scarlet reed, / Ful streite yteyd, and shoes ful moyste and newe.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Wife of Bath's extensive travels and flamboyant attire. The 'moyste and newe' shoes are a 'weirdly' specific detail emphasizing her indulgence.
c. 1387-1400
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"For if a man be ryche, he hath no drede, To have a wyf that is bothe fair and yong."
Controversial"And yet he was a trewe persoun and a good, / And hated swearing, and was not so wood."
Strange & Unusual"The Wife of Bath... had set widely 'gap-teeth'."
Humorous"He who is accustomed to this Sin of Gluttony may no Sin withstand. He must be in bondage to all vices, for it is in the Devil's hoard where he hides himself and takes his rest."
Shocking"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, Th'assay so hard, so sharp the conquerynge."
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