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Quotation from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

“Murder will out, that see we day by day”

Geoffrey Chaucer (spoken by Chanticleer)

The Canterbury Tales, The Nun's Priest's Tale (Purves edition, Project Gutenberg #2383 (spelling partly modernized))

Portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer

Chanticleer's story of a murdered pilgrim found through a dream proves that dreams may warn.

Citation: "Murder will out, that see we day by day" — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Nun's Priest's Tale (Purves edition, Project Gutenberg #2383 (spelling partly modernized)). (id the-canterbury-tales-q10)

Portrait: Chaucer ellesmere, Unknown, Public domain.

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