Upon his arm he bare a gay bracer*, *small shield And by hi… - Geoffrey Chaucer

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Upon his arm he bare a gay bracer*, *small shield And by his side a sword and a buckler, And on that other side a gay daggere, Harnessed well, and sharp as point of spear:

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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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"We’re like two dogs in battle on their own;
They fought all day but neither got the bone,
There came a kite above them, nothing loth,
And while they fought he took it from them both."

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What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.

Now purs, that be to me my lyves light, And saveour, as doun in this worlde here, Out of this toune help me through your might.

Upon his arm he bare a gay bracer*, *small shield And by his side a sword and a buckler, And on that other side a gay daggere, Harnessed well, and sh… - Geoffrey Chaucer

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Upon his arm he bare a gay bracer, small shield And by his side a sword and a buckler, And on that other side a gay daggere, Harnessed well, and sh… - Geoffrey Chaucer