Geoffrey Chaucer — "And he hadde been somtyme in chyvachie / In Flaundres, in Artoys, and Pycardie, …"
And he hadde been somtyme in chyvachie / In Flaundres, in Artoys, and Pycardie, / And born hym wel, as of so litel space.
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General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Knight's extensive military service in seemingly trivial 'little space,' which can be read ironically or as an understated critique of endless conflict.
Date: c. 1387-1400
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