Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Geoffrey Chaucer quotes about
littles busy found
Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
als appearance
Hyt is not al golde that glareth.
ale
And brought of mighty ale a large quart.
grate
The proverbe saith that many a smale maketh a grate.
gold ifs
If gold ruste, what shall iren do?
welcome
Yblessed be god that I have wedded fyve! Welcome the sixte, whan that evere he shal.
two cheese
Of harmes two the lesse is for to cheese.
littles
Go, little booke! go, my little tragedie!
fire cold
Yet in our ashen cold is fire yreken.
flour
This flour of wifly patience.
lasts nine wonder
Eke wonder last but nine deies never in toun.
aspens quake
Right as an aspen lefe she gan to quake.
crafts life
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
english-poet fresh month
He was as fresh as is the month of May.