Geoffrey Chaucer — "And Frenssh she spak ful faire and fetisly, After the scole of Stratford atte Bo…"
And Frenssh she spak ful faire and fetisly, After the scole of Stratford atte Bowe, For Frenssh of Parys was to hir unknowe.
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The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue (Prioress's provincial French, a subtle social jab)
Date: c. 1387-1400
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