This Absolon doun sette hym on his knees
And seyde, "I am a lord at alle degrees;
For after this I hope ther cometh moore."
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Miller’s Tale. The disappointed Absolon, buoyed up by Alison’s promise of a kiss, fancies his chances and thinks he is going to get lucky with her. He kneels in anticipation, feeling like a lord, and expresses the hope that there’s more after this! But he is about to deceived.