He wolde make a good confessorie, / If a man had a soule, and that he were / A good man, and coude wel here / Confessiouns, and have a good memorie.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Friar. A cynical take on what makes a 'good' confessor, implying a superficiality or opportunism rather than true piety.
c. 1387-1400
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"Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and theron stood a tuft of heres rede, As bristles of a sowes eerys olde."
Humorous"This goode wyf, that was so trewe and kynde, Hadde in hir lyf ful many a joly tyde."
Controversial"Thus may ye see that every creature, Evere in his kynde, desireth to confourme Him to the kynde of his creatoure."
Controversial"And everich was worth to been an alderman, / For they hadde ynough of catel and of rente."
Strange & Unusual"As for to speke of innocence, I woot no man that may be exempt from it."
Controversial