Of smale houndes hadde she, that she fedde / With rosted flessh, or milk and wastel-breed.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Prioress's excessive care for her dogs amidst general poverty, highlighting a subtle social critique.
c. 1387-1400
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"He was a good felawe, and by my trouthe, / For aught I woot, he was a somnour."
Strange & Unusual"And evere he rood the hyndreste of oure route."
Humorous"He was a maister-hand at stelen corn, And that he gat, he wolde it wel defende."
Humorous"His heed was balded that shoon as any glas, And eek his face, as he hadde been enoynt."
Humorous"The wise man, though he be old and hoor, Yet wil he lerne, and evermore."
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