For of his speche, which that he herde of old, / He was a verray Epicurien.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Franklin. This implies a devotion to pleasure and good living that is somewhat 'weird' for a man of his standing, bordering on gluttony.
c. 1387-1400
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"And if he foond owher a good felawe, / He wolde techen hym to have noon awe / In swich caas of the ercedekenes curs, / But if a man's purs were in his ers."
Strange & Unusual"Full weel she soong the service dyvyne, Entuned in hir nose ful semely."
Humorous"She would weep if she saw a mouse Caught in a trap, if it were dead or bled. She had some small hounds that she fed With roasted meat, or milk and fine white bread."
Humorous"But al be that I kan nat telle aright The murthe of mariage, but I kan telle the wo."
Controversial"For every man that is in swich array, That he ne may nat speke, but he may pray."
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