An oold man and a povre with hem mette.
This olde man ful mekely hem grette,
And seyde thus, "Now, lordes, God yow see!"
The proudeste of thise riotoures three
Answerde agayn, "What, carl, with sory grace!
Why artow al forwrapped save thy face?
Why lyvestow so longe in so greet age?"
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Pardoner’s Tale. The three roisterers meet an Old Man at a stile, who greets them politely. But they are very rude to him and one of them even asks why is he still alive.