He noght with wantown lookyng of folye
His eyen caste on hire, but in sad wyse
Upon hir chiere he wolde hym ofte avyse,
Commendynge in his herte hir wommanhede,
And eek hir vertu, passynge any wight
Of so yong age, as wel in chiere as dede.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Clerk’s Tale. Griselda catches Walter’s eye when he sees her while out hunting. But he doesn’t look at her in any lecherous way, but rather her virtue and womanly qualities in a person of such a young age attract him.