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• They demen gladly to the badder end.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Squieres Tale, Line 10538...
• In his owen grese I made him frie. -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Reves Tale, Line 6069
• To maken vertue of necessite. -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Knightes Tale, Line 3044
• Ful wel she sange the service devine, Entuned in hire nose ful swetely
  And Frenche she spake ful fayre and fetisly, After the scole of Stratford atte bowe, For Frenche of Paris was to hire unknowe....
• For May wol have no slogardie a-night. The seson priketh every gentil herte, And maketh him out of his slepe to sterte.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Knightes Tale, Line 1044...
• Loke who that is most vertuous alway, Prive and apert, and most entendeth ay To do the gentil dedes that he can, And take him for the gretest gentilman.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Wif of Bathes Tale, Line 6695...
• Full wise is he that can himselven knowe.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Monkes Tale, Line 1449...
• Min be the travaille, and thin be the glorie.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Knightes Tale, Line 2408...
• So was hire joly whistle wel ywette. -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Reves Tale, Line 4153