Ful many a mayde, bright in bour,
They moorne for hym paramour,
Whan hem were bet to slepe;
But he was chaast and no lechour,
And sweete as is the brembul flour
That bereth the rede hepe.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Tale of Sir Thopas. Many young maids while in their bed-chamber passionately dream of Sir Thopas, when it would be better for them to sleep. But he remains chaste and is no lecher, being as sweet as the dog rose that bears the red hip (simile), we learn. Chaucer is using parody here to mock traditional romance stories of the time.