With hym ther was a Plowman, was his brother,
That hadde ylad of dong ful many a fother;
A trewe swynkere and a good was he,
Lyvynge in pees and parfit charitee.
God loved he best with al his hoole herte.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue. The dung-hauling Plowman, whose job it is to clear the roads of feces, is the brother of the Parson and a hard-working man. He is a poor man who lives in peace and perfect love with his fellow man.