Portal:University of Oxford/Selected quotation/51

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Whilom ther was dwellynge at Oxenford
A riche gnof, that gestes heeld to bord,
And of his craft he was a carpenter.
With hym ther was dwellynge a poure scoler,
Hadde lerned art, but al his fantasye
Was turned for to lerne astrologye...

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— Geoffrey Chaucer, the opening lines of "The Miller's Tale", one of The Canterbury Tales

Source

Wikisource:The Canterbury Tales/The Miller's Prologue and Tale