"Namoore of this, for Goddes dignitee,"
Quod oure Hooste, "for thou makest me
So wery of thy verray lewednesse
That, also wisly God my soule blesse,
Myne eres aken of thy drasty speche.
Now swich a rym the devel I biteche!
This may wel be rym dogerel," quod he.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Tale of Sir Thopas. No more of this, the Host says, commanding Chaucer to halt his tale. The host rages that his ears ache from Chaucer’s worthless speech and this may well be doggerel verse. He definitely doesn’t appear to be impressed with Chaucer’s send-up of knights and chivalry.