This world nys but a thurghfare ful of wo, And we…

This world nys but a thurghfare ful of wo,
And we been pilgrymes, passynge to and fro;
Deeth is an ende of every worldly soore.

Sourced, The Canterbury Tales

The Knight’s Tale, l. 2847-2849

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