In al the land, of crowyng nas his peer.
His voys was murier than the murie orgon.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale. We meet Chauntecleer, the poor widow’s proud and vain cock. In all the land for crowing (which can also mean boasting) we are told he has no peer. A colorful metaphor compares his merry voice to a merry organ.