Salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one another; then shall wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into his secret chamber-

Compton Gage
Salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all...
Salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all...
Salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all...
Salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all...
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Salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one another; then shall wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into his secret chamber. This is a short passage from “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer. It tells of an old man who is so attached to having company that he loses his mind when his companions are removed from him. The story ends with him being left alone in the woods, where he dies.

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