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Mulier est hominis confusio

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“Woman is man’s destruction”

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Radix malorum est cupiditas

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The love of money is the root of all evil

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Canterbury tales written in what language

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Middle English

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Chaucer influenced by what two Italians?

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Dante

Boccaccio

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Chaucer buried where?

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Poets corner of Westminster abbey

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Who said

“For my intention is to win money, not at all to cast out sins”

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Pardoner

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What does Chauntecleer mean

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Sings clearly

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“Murder will out”

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Murder will eventually uncover itself

Cannot be concealed forever

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Lessons learned in nuns priest tale

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Dont listen to flattery
Dont blabber when you should keep quiet
Dont make the same mistake twice

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Lessons learned in wife of bath tale

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You can get what you want if you’re smart

Older men shouldn’t marry younger women because they will run around with younger men

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