The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

The carl spak oo thing, but he thoghte another.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Friar’s Tale’ l. 1568
And therefore, at the kynges court, my brother,
Ech man for hymself, ther is noon oother.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Knight’s Tale’ l. 1181
And whan a beest is deed he hath no peyne;
But man after his deeth moot wepe and pleyne.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Knight’s Tale’ l. 1319
The bisy larke, messager of day.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Knight’s Tale’ l. 1491
For pitee renneth soone in gentil herte.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Knight’s Tale’ l. 1761
The smylere with the knyf under the cloke.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Knight’s Tale’ l. 1999
Up roos the sonne, and up roos Emelye.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Knight’s Tale’ l. 2273
What is this world? what asketh men to have?
Now with his love, now in his colde grave.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Knight’s Tale’ l. 2777
She is mirour of alle curteisye.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Man of Law’s Tale’ l. 166
Have ye nat seyn somtyme a pale face,
Among a prees, of hym that hath be lad
Toward his deeth, wher as hym gat no grace,
And swich a colour in his face hath had
Men myghte knowe his fact that was bistad
Amonges alle the faces in that route?
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Man of Law’s Tale’ l. 645
Lat take a cat, and fostre hym wel with milk
And tendre flessh, and make his couche of silk,
And lay hym seen a mous go by the wal,
Anon he weyveth milk and flessh and al,
And every deyntee that is in that hous,
Swich appetit hath he to ete a mous.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Manciple’s Tale’ l. 175
Kepe wel they tonge, and thenk upon the crowe.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Manciple’s Tale’ l. 362
And what is better than wisedoom? Womman. And
what is bettre than a good womman? Nothyng.
‘The Canterbury Tales’ ‘The Tale of Melibee’ l. 1107