The Canterbury Tales
Prologue
Middle English
But nathelees, whil I have tyme and space, Er that I ferther in this tale I pace, Me thynketh it acordaunt to resoun To telle yow al the condicioun Of ech of hem, so as it semed me, And whiche they weren, and of what degree, And eek in what array that
they were inne; And at a knyght than than wol I first bigynne.