"No, by that Lord," quod she, "that maked me!
For wel I woot that it shal never bityde.
Lat swiche folies out of youre herte slyde.
What deyntee sholde a man han in his lyf
For to go love another mannes wyf,
That hath hir body whan so that hym liketh?"
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Franklin’s Tale. When Aurelius asks Dorigen if there is no other grace in her, she gives a firm and categorical "no" to his love proposal so that no ambiguity remains. She tells him to put such foolishness out of his heart. What pleasure should a man have in his life to go love another man’s wife, she asks?