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 *"Nature, the vicaire of thalmighty lorde" (''The Parliament of Fowls'', line 379)
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 [[Image:Chaucer.jpg|right|200px|Geoffrey Chaucer]]
-'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (A.D. 1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of ''The [[Canterbury Tales]]''.  He was the first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].
+'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of ''The [[Canterbury Tales]]''.  He was the first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].
 His writings are in [[Middle English]], which is so different from modern English that they are usually read in modern English translation.

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 *"That he is gentil that dooth gentil dedis" ("The Wife of Bath's Tale", line 314)
 *"Therfore bihoveth hire a ful long spoon / That shal ete with a feend." ("The Squire's Tale", lines 596-97)
 *"Of harmes two, the lesse is for to chese." (''Troilus and Criseyde'', book II, line 470)
 *"Oon ere it herde, at the other out it wente." (''Troilus and Criseyde'', book IV, line 434)
 *"Go, litel book, go litel myn tragedie." (''Troilus and Criseyde'', book V, line 1786)
 *"Nature, the vicaire of thalmighty lorde" (''The Parliament of Fowls'', line 379)
 [[Category:Authors|Chaucer, Geoffrey]]
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 *"That he is gentil that dooth gentil dedis" ("The Wife of Bath's Tale", line 314)
 *"Therfore bihoveth hire a ful long spoon / That shal ete with a feend." ("The Squire's Tale", lines 596-97)
-*"Go, little booke! go, my little tragedie!" (''Troilus and Criseyde'', line
+*"Of harmes two, the lesse is for to chese." (''Troilus and Criseyde'', book II, line 470)
 *"Nature, the vicaire of thalmighty lorde" (''The Parliament of Fowls'', line 379)
 [[Category:Authors|Chaucer, Geoffrey]]
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 '''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (A.D. 1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of ''The [[Canterbury Tales]]''.  He was the first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].
-His writings are in [[Middle English]], which is so different from modern English that they are usually read in modern English translation. Here are some of his most famous quotations:
+His writings are in [[Middle English]], which is so different from modern English that they are usually read in modern English translation.
-"He was a verray parfit gentil knyght" (''Canterbury Tales,'' General Prologue, line 72).
+Some other major works of Chaucer are ''Troilus and Criseyde'', ''The Book of the Duchess'', ''The Parliament of Fowls'', ''The House of Fame'', and ''The Legend of Good Women''.
-"His studie was but litel on the Bible" (General Prologue, line 440).
+Here are some of his most famous quotations:
+*"He was a verray parfit gentil knight." (''Canterbury Tales'', General Prologue, line 72)
-"For gold in phisik is a cordial, / Therfore he lovede gold in special" (General Prologue, line 445-46).
+*"His studie was but litel on the Bible." (General Prologue, line 440)
+*"For gold in phisik is a cordial, / Therfore he lovede gold in special." (General Prologue, lines 445-46)
-"Nature, the vicaire of thalmighty lorde" ("The Parliament of Fowls", line 379).
+*"That feeld hath eyen and the wode hath eres." ("The Knight's Tale", line 666)
 [[Category:Authors|Chaucer, Geoffrey]]
 [[Category:Poets|Chaucer, Geoffrey]]

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	'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (A.D. 1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of ''The [[Canterbury Tales]]''. He was the first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].		'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (A.D. 1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of ''The [[Canterbury Tales]]''. He was the first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].

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−	'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (A.D. 1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of the [[Canterbury Tales]]. He was the ~~first~~ first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].	+	'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (A.D. 1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of the [[Canterbury Tales]]. He was the first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].

	His writings are in [[Middle English]], which is so different from modern English that they are usually read in modern English translation. Here are some of his most famous quotations:		His writings are in [[Middle English]], which is so different from modern English that they are usually read in modern English translation. Here are some of his most famous quotations: