Geoffrey Chaucer — "He had maad ful many a mariage Of yonge wommen at his owne cost."
He had maad ful many a mariage Of yonge wommen at his owne cost.
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The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue (describing the Friar, ironically implying he arranged marriages for women he seduced)
Date: c. 1387-1400
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