O little booke, thou art so unconning, How darst thou put t… - Geoffrey Chaucer

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O little booke, thou art so unconning, How darst thou put thy-self in prees for drede?

Geoffrey Chaucer

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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – October 25, 1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat (courtier), and diplomat. Chaucer is most famous as the author of The Canterbury Tales. He is sometimes credited with being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language, rather than French or Latin.

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