Maxioms by Geoffrey Chaucer
For thre may kepe a counsel, if twain be awaie.
For thre may kepe a counsel, if twain be awaie.
And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.
And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.
Rose were sette of swete savour,
With many roses that thei bere.
Rose were sette of swete savour,
With many roses that thei bere.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
This noble ensample to his sheepe he gaf,--
That firste he wroughte and after he taughte.
This noble ensample to his sheepe he gaf,--
That firste he wroughte and after he taughte.
