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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

41 Geoffrey Chauer 1340-1400 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:41
AUTHOR:Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400)
QUOTATION:The firste vertue, sone, if thou wilt lere,
Is to restreine and kepen wel thy tonge.
ATTRIBUTION:Canterbury Tales. The Manciples Tale. Line 17281.