Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400)

"He was of sovereign in all eyes.
And though so much distinguished, he was wise
And in his bearing moderst as a maid.
He never yet a boorish thing had said
In all his life to any, come what might;
He was a true, a perfect gentle-knight."

• From The Canterbury Tales (Prologue) by Geoffrey Chaucer, translated to modern English by Nevill Coghill (Penguin Classics, 2003).

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