And Smale Foules Maken Melodie, That Slepen Alle Night With Open Eye, So Priketh Hem Nature In Hir Corage

Nowher so besy a man as he ther n' as, And yet he semed besier than he was.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 323...
A Clerk ther was of Oxenforde also.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 287...
And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 310...
And of his port as meke as is a mayde.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 69...
And yet he had a thomb of gold parde.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 565...
For gold in phisike is a cordial; Therefore he loved gold in special.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 445...
He coude songes make, and wel endite.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 95...
He was a veray parfit gentil knight.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 72...
His studie was but litel on the Bible.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 440...