My trouthe I plighte, I shal yow never repreve
Of no biheste, and heere I take my leve,
As of the treweste and the beste wyf
That evere yet I knew in al my lyf.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Franklin’s Tale. After releasing her from her pledge, Aurelius promises Dorigen never to reprove or bother her about it again. He calls her the truest and best wife that he has ever known in all his life.