“In a somer seson, whan softe was the sonne, I shoop me into shroudes as I a sheep were, In habite an heremite unholy of werkes, Went wide in this world wondres to here.” WorldThis WorldWideSheep Author:William Langland
“A fair feeld ful of folk fond I ther bitwene -Of alle manere of men, the meene and the riche,Werchynge and wandrynge as the world asketh.” MenWorldFairsFolks Author:William Langland
“First impressions of mediaeval life are usually coloured by the courtly romances of Malory and his later refiners. Chaucer brings us down to reality, but his people belong to a prosperous middle-class world, on holiday and in holiday mood. Piers Plowman stands alone as a revelation of the ignorance and misery of the lower classes, whose multiplied grievances came to a head in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.” PeopleWorldFirstsRealityRomanceClassMiddleIgnoranceMiseryMoodImpressionRevelationsHolidayMiddle ClassProsperousPeasantsRevoltGrievanceStand AloneFirst ImpressionLower ClassPiersChaucer Author:William Langland
“But all the wickedness in the world which man may do or think is no more to the mercy of God than a live coal dropped in the sea.” ThinkingMenWorldMaySeaMercyCoalWickednessMercy Of God Author:William Langland
