Geoffrey Chaucer:

This world is but a thurghfare ful of wo, And we been pilgrymes, passynge to and fro.

— Geoffrey Chaucer Medieval

Canterbury Tales

Context

The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales

Date / Period

c. 1390s

Source

https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/knights-tale

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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