Geoffrey Chaucer — "In al the parisshe wif ne was ther noon / That to the offrynge bifore hire shold…"
In al the parisshe wif ne was ther noon / That to the offrynge bifore hire sholde goon.
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General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Wife of Bath's pride and possessiveness. Her insistence on being first to offer at church is a 'weird' display of social dominance.
Date: c. 1387-1400
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