He was a maister-hand at stelen corn, And that he gat, he wolde it wel defende.
Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue (describing the Miller's skill at stealing grain)
c. 1387-1400
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"He knew hir conseil, and hir pryvetee, And for to been a maister of his craft, Ful ofte hadde this man bigiled his maister."
Humorous"For if a man be gracious and kynde, He is a verray gentilman, and no other."
Controversial"Out of the olde feldes, as men seyth, Cometh al this newe corn from yeer to yeer; And out of olde bokes, in good feyth, Cometh al this newe science that men lere."
Controversial"He was an outridere, that loved venerie; / A manly man, to been an abbot able."
Strange & Unusual"For though a wydwe hadde noght a sho, / So plesaunt was his 'In principio' / Yet wolde he have a ferthyng, er he wente."
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