Geoffrey Chaucer — "This somnour was a gentil harlot and a kynde; A bettre felawe sholde men noght f…"
This somnour was a gentil harlot and a kynde; A bettre felawe sholde men noght fynde.
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The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue (ironic description of the Summoner, 'harlot' here meaning rascal)
Date: c. 1387-1400
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