Maxioms by Geoffrey Chaucer
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Experience, though non auctoritee
Were in this world, is right ynough to me
To speke of wo read more
Experience, though non auctoritee
Were in this world, is right ynough to me
To speke of wo that is in mariage. . . .
In jalousie I rede eek thou hym bynde
And thou shalt make him couche as doeth a quaille.
In jalousie I rede eek thou hym bynde
And thou shalt make him couche as doeth a quaille.
She lovede Right fro the firste sighte.
She lovede Right fro the firste sighte.
