... sitten therfor at youre repaste, Annoyethe no man present nor absent, But speketh feyre, for and ye make waste 171 Off [large] langage, for soth ye most be schent; And wan ye speke, speketh wyth good entent Of maters appendyng to myrth and plesaunce, But nothyng that may causen men ... — Caxton's Book of Curtesye • Frederick J. Furnivall Read full book for free!
... shawes[1] be sheyne,[2] And leves be large and longe, Hit is full merry in feyre forest ... — Brief History of English and American Literature • Henry A. Beers Read full book for free!