A vernycle hadde he sowed upon his cappe. / His walet lay biforn hym in his lappe, / Bretful of pardoun, come from Rome al hoot.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Pardoner's showy display of fake religious items and freshly acquired pardons, a 'weird' caricature of religious charlatanism.
c. 1387-1400
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"Wel koude he rede a lessoun or a storie, / But al above that he koude singe."
Strange & Unusual"She hadde passed many a straunge strem; / Hire hosen weren of fyn scarlet reed, / Ful streite yteyd, and shoes ful moyste and newe."
Strange & Unusual"His mouth as greet was as a greet forneys."
Humorous"This somnour bar to hym a stif burdoun; / Was nevere trompe of half so greet a soun."
Strange & Unusual"He was a janglere and a goliardeys, / And that was moost of synne and harlotries."
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