Awaketh, lemman myn, and speketh to me!
Wel litel thynken ye upon my wo,
That for youre love I swete ther I go.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Miller’s Tale. Absolon goes into full romantic courting mode. Standing under Alison’s casement window he calls out to his sweetheart to speak to him. He tells her how he is physically suffering from the love of her.