Proverbs Comments

EIGHT: 60 years or 63 years, what does it matter, he died at about such an age, my Professor in Literature told me about these years

SEVEN: He is believed to have died in October 1403, born in 1390,63 years old as no further furnished records were found. His writings, essays, sayings and quotes were a work of art, truly a work of art.

SIX: His later books like "The House of Fame", "Troilus and Criseyde", "Parlement of Foules" and "The Legend of Good Women" earned him recognition.

FIVE: "The Book of the Duchess" was his first major work. His writings covered varied topics and through these he expressed his thoughts, which became popular as quotations and sayings.

FOUR: Besides being an astronomer, author and philosopher he also served as a bureaucrat, diplomat and courtier. He had a close connection with the kings who ruled during his life.

THREE: Geoffrey Chaucer was the first writer to use (medieval) English language in his works. He was exalted for his work, ‘The Canterbury Tales'.

TWO: Please don't forget that GC wrote in medieval English. Because of my studies in English language and literature, this poem is readable to me.

ONE: GEOFFREY CHAUCER is considered the 'Father of English Literature' and the first poet to be buried in Westminster Abbey's 'Poets Corner'. I had been there to visit his grave.

PROVERBS 74

Amazing proverbs carrying eternal truths. Thanks for sharing here.

Thank you, Barry, for the translation. I enjoy Chaucer with a translator at my side, he has a chuckle beneath his bite or perhaps a bite behind his chuckle. Either way, he understands people and words. - - - - - - - - -] After grete hete cometh cold; No man caste his pilche away.

Proverbs of Chaucer I Why these many garments? Lo this heat of summer day! After great heat comes the cold; may no man cast his furs away! II The span of all this world will not go in my two short arms; he who will embrace too much, shall retain little of it.

The large compas of life! Nice work.