Is this for sorwe of deeth or los of love?
For, as I trowe, thise been causes two
That causen moost a gentil herte wo;
Of oother harm it nedeth nat to speke.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Squire’s Tale. The king’s daughter Canace asks the wounded falcon that is in pain and has been crying out in anguish, if it is for sorrow of death or loss of love. For these are the two causes that cause woe to a gentle heart, she says.