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.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, revealing the Monk's focus on personal gain and rich living, a 'weird' deviation from monastic vows.
c. 1387-1400
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"Of smale houndes hadde she, that she fedde / With rosted flessh, or milk and wastel-breed."
Strange & Unusual"And yet he was but of litel stature."
Strange & Unusual"What is this world? what asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave, Allone, withouten any compaignye."
Strange & Unusual"As for to speke of innocence, I woot no man that may be exempt from it."
Controversial"For though the lyon be a beest, He hath a herte of gold, and that is al."
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