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The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English), by Geoffery Chaucer, [14th cent.], at sacred-texts.com
The Shorter Poems
Proverbs
Ā What shul these clothes thus manyfold,Ā Lo this hote somers day?
Ā After grete hete cometh cold;
Ā No man caste his pilche away.
Ā Of al this world the large compas
Ā Yt wil not in myn armes tweyne;
Ā Who so mochel wol embrace,
Ā Litel therof he shal distreyne.
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