Geoffrey Chaucer — "A Monk ther was, a fair for the maistrie, An outridere, that loved venerie."
A Monk ther was, a fair for the maistrie, An outridere, that loved venerie.
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The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue (ironic description of the Monk who loves hunting more than monastic duties)
Date: c. 1387-1400
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