"In a somer seson, whan softe was the sonne, I shoop me into shroudes as I a sheep were, In habite as an heremite unho…"

"A fair feeld ful of folk fond I ther bitwene – Of alle manere of men, the meene and the riche, Werchynge and wandryng…"

"In preieres and penaunce putten hem manye, Al for the love of Oure Lord lyveden ful streyte In hope to have heveneric…"

"For hevene myghte nat holden it, so was it hevy of hymself, Til it hadde of the erthe eten his fille. And whan it had…"

"Brewesters and baksters, bochiers and cokes – For thise are men on this molde that moost harm wercheth To the povere …"

"I kan noght parfitly my Paternoster as the preest it syngeth, But I kan rymes of Robyn Hood and Randolf Erl of Chestre."

"For if hevene be on this erthe, and ese to any soule, It is in cloistre or in scole."

"First impressions of mediaeval life are usually coloured by the courtly romances of Malory and his later refiners. Ch…"

"She became most fervent, continually risking her life by harbouring and maintaining priests, was frequently imprisone…"

"It is clear that there are as many different languages as peoples in this island. The Scots, however, and the Welsh, …"