Maxioms by Geoffrey Chaucer
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Hyt is not al golde that glareth.
Hyt is not al golde that glareth.
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.
For gold in phisik is a cordial;
Therefore he lovede gold in special.
For gold in phisik is a cordial;
Therefore he lovede gold in special.
Nowher so besy a man as he ther was,
And yet he semed bisier than he was.
Nowher so besy a man as he ther was,
And yet he semed bisier than he was.
