For pitee renneth soone in gentil herte.
Canterbury Tales
From The Knight's Tale, often quoted, but its recurrence in contexts of intense cruelty or moral ambiguity in Chaucer's work can make it ironically 'weird' in its application.
c. 1387-1400
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"For goddes sake, taak al in pacience Our lordes hestes, and his ordinaunce."
Controversial"I grante it yow, I have noon other lyf, But if that I do feele my wyves knyf."
Controversial"he pricked her hard and deep, like one gone mad."
Shocking"His nekke whit was as the flour-de-lys, Thereto strong he was as a champioun."
Humorous"The firste vertu, sone, if thou wolt lere, Is to restreyne and kepe wel thy tonge."
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