The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

But al be that he was a philosophre,
Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 293
And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 308
Nowher so bisy a man as he ther nas,
And yet he semed bisier than he was.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 321
For he was Epicurus owene sone.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 336
It snewed in his hous of mete and drynke.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 345
Housbondes at chirche dore she hadde fyve,
Withouten oother compaignye in youthe—
But thereof nedeth nat to speke as nowthe.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 460
This noble ensample to his sheep he yaf,
That first he wroghte, and afterward he taughte.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 496
If gold ruste, what shall iren do?
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 500
But Cristes loore and his apostels twelve
He taughte; but first he folwed it hymselve.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 527
A Somonour was ther with us in that place,
That hadde a fyr-reed cherubynnes face,
For saucefleem he was, with eyen narwe.
As hoot he was and lecherous as a sparwe.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 623
Wel loved he garleek, oynons, and eek lekes,
And for to drynken strong wyn, reed as blood.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 634
His walet, biforn him in his lappe,
Bretful of pardoun, comen from Rome al hoot.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The General Prologue’ l. 686
He hadde a croys of latoun ful of stones,
And in a glas he hadde pigges bones.
But with thise relikes, whan that he fond
A povre person dwellynge upon lond,
Upon a day he gat hym moore moneye