Chaucer Quotes

You know what my favourite quotation is?.. It's from Chaucer... Criseyde says it, "I am myne owene woman, wel at ese."

Dan Chaucer, well of English undefyled,On Fames eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

And Chaucer, with his infantine Familiar clasp of things divine.

On the whole, Chaucer impresses us as greater than his reputation, and not a little like Homer and Shakespeare, for he would haveheld up his head in their company.

Chaucer followed Nature everywhere, but was never so bold to go beyond her.