"Allas," quod he, "allas, I ne hadde ybleynt!"
His hoote love was coold and al yqueynt;
For fro that tyme that he hadde kist hir ers,
Of paramours he sette nat a kers,
For he was heeled of his maladie.
Ful ofte paramours he gan deffie,
And weep as dooth a child that is ybete.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Miller’s Tale. Absolon is completely cured of his "maladie" (sickness): his desire for love-making. And not just with Alison, but with all woman, as he renounces further adventures in love and sex. Amazing what a little humiliation by the right woman can do.