There are several examples in Chaucer's famed Canterbury Tales. Chaucer first describes a Prioress bedecked with beads, brooches and other trinkets who makes sure her little dogs are fed with "roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread' (151). ... The tale says his favorite pastime is hunting, whereas a monk should spend his days in prayer and labor. ...

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