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Geoffrey Chaucer was described by Dryden in 1700 as being the "Father of English Poetry".
The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, ll. 688-694
Translation: A voice he had a high as has a goat.
The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, ll. 229-231
Translation: For many a man is so hard of heart,
Portrait of Chaucer from Thomas Hoccleve, who personally knew Chaucer, so it is probably an accurate depiction
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