Кому веселость может повредить? Коль с рожей постной едет п… - Geoffrey Chaucer

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Кому веселость может повредить?
Коль с рожей постной едет путник бедный,
Вот это плохо, это даже вредно.

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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Кому веселость может повредить? Коль с рожей постной едет путник бедный, Вот это плохо, это даже вредно. - Geoffrey Chaucer

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