And for ther is so gret diversite
In Englissh and in writyng of oure tonge,
So prey I God that non myswrite the,
Ne the mysmetre for defaute of tonge;
And red wherso thow be, or elles songe,
That thow be understonde, God I biseche!
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Book 5, line 1793-1798.Geoffrey Chaucer
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Who was hiër in philosophie
To Aristotle, in our tonge, but thow?Thomas Occleve
For he owre englishe gilte with his sawes,
Rude and boistous firste be olde dawes,
That was ful fer from al perfeccioun
And but of litel reputacioun
Til that he cam, and thorugh his poetrie,
Gan oure tonge firste to magnifie
And adourne it with his eloquence:
To whom honour, laude and reuerence.John Lydgate
A wikked tonge wol alway deme amis.
John Lydgate
O yowthe allas why wilt thow nat enclyne,
And un-to reuled reform bowe thee?
Syn resoun is the verray streighte lyne
?at ledith folk un-to felicitee.Thomas Occleve
Les femmes tiennent et doivent toutes tenir ? ?tre honorées, car sans l'estime elles n'existent plus. Aussi est-ce le premier sentiment qu'elles demandent ? l'amour.
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