The firste stok, fader of gentilesse --
What man that desireth gentil for to be
Must folowe his trace, and alle his wittes dresse
Vertu to love and vyces for to flee.
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Chaucer's verse flows like a smooth river highlighting the virtue of love as the noble virtue in this poem!
This poem is about how christ is different in aspect of nobility; gentility and; graciousness from man. Even a highthinking man sans rever be a smart but not lord.