Geoffrey Chaucer

And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.

And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.

Thanne is it wysdom, as thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessite,
And take it weel, that read more

Thanne is it wysdom, as thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessite,
And take it weel, that we may not eschu,
And namely that that to us alle is due.

I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
[Fr., Je ne suis pas la rose, read more

I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
[Fr., Je ne suis pas la rose, mais j'ai vecu pres d'elle.]

Marriage is a wonderful invention; but, then again, so is a
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Marriage is a wonderful invention; but, then again, so is a
bicycle repair kit.

It is not good a sleping hound to wake.

It is not good a sleping hound to wake.