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He was a verray, parfit gentil knyght.
Geoffrey Chaucer
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O yowthe allas why wilt thow nat enclyne,And un-to reuled reform bowe thee?Syn resoun is the verray streighte lyneÞat ledith folk un-to felicitee.

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— O Youth, alas, why wilt thou not inclineAnd unto ruled Reason bowé thee,Syn Reason is the verray staighté lineThat leadeth folk unto felicitee.
— Line 69; vol. 1, p. 27.

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He was a verray, parfit gentil knyght.

Geoffrey Chaucer

— General Prologue, l. 72.

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He was a verray perfight gentil knight.

Geoffrey Chaucer

— Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, Prologue, line 72.

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And fadir Chaucer fayn wolde han me taght;But I was dul and lernèd lite or naght.Allas! my worthi maister honorable,This landës verray tresor and richesse.

thomas occleve

— And father, Chaucer, fain would have me taught;But I was dull, and little learned or naught.Alas! my worthy master honouráble,This landés very treasure and richéss?.
— Line 2078; vol. 3, pp. 75-6; modernized-spelling version from Henry S. Pancoast (ed.) English Prose and Verse from Beowulf to Stevenson (New York: H. Holt, 1915) pp. 81-2.

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