Attempree diete was al hir phisik,
And exercise, and hertes suffisaunce.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale. The humorous portrait of the poor widow continues. There is a implied comparison of peasant life with aristocratic life in the description of her healthy living through moderate diet (she can’t afford lavish eating), exercise (from working hard on small farm), and a contented heart.