From Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", The Clerk's Tale, lines 1128-1141

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From The Canterbury Tales:
The Clerk's Tale
lines 1128-1141: Nothing but peace and prosperity

	Ful many a yeer in heigh prosperitee
	Lyven thise two in concord and in reste.
1130	And richely his doghter maryed he
	Unto a lord, oon of the worthieste
	Of al Ytaille, and thanne in pees and reste
	His wyves fader in his court he kepeth,
	Til that the soule out of his body crepeth.

	Full many a year in high prosperity
	They lived, these two, in harmony and rest,
1130	And splendidly his daughter married he
	Unto a lord, one of the worthiest
	In Italy; and then in peace, as best
	His wife's old father at his court he kept
	Until the soul out of his body crept.

1135 His sone succedeth in his heritage

In reste and pees, after his fader day,

And fortunat was eek in mariage-

Al putte he nat his wyf in greet assay;

This world is nat so strong, it is no nay,

1140 As it hath been of olde tymes yoore.

And herkneth what this auctour seith therfore.

1135 His son succeeded to his heritage

In rest and peace, after the marquis' day,

And married happily at proper age,

Albeit he tried his wife not, so they say.

This world is not so harsh, deny who may,

1140 As in old times that now are long since gone,

And listen to what this author says thereon.

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