St. Augustine
From The Confessions of St. Augustine
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
From The Consolation of Philosophy
The Venerable Bede
From The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Anonymous
Peter Abélard
From The Story of My Misfortunes
Marie de France
From Medieval Lays and Legends
Lady Charlotte E. Guest
From The Mabinogion
Giovanni Boccaccio
From The Decameron
Geoffrey Chaucer
From The Canterbury Tales
Anonymous