That made me han of hire so greet pitee;
And right as frely as he sente hire me,
As frely sente I hire to hym ageyn.
This al and som; ther is namoore to seyn.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Franklin’s Tale. Aurelius is explaining to the student-magician how he felt such great pity for Dorigen, that as freely as her husband sent her to him, he sent her back to her husband.