Maxioms by Geoffrey Chaucer
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
And for to se, and eek for to be seye.
And for to se, and eek for to be seye.
And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.
And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.
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. . . .