From Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", The Clerk's Tale, lines 316-322

From The Canterbury Tales:
The Clerk's Tale
lines 316-322: Janicula consents

	This sodeyn cas this man astonyed so,
	That reed he wax; abayst and al quakyng
	He stood, unnethes seyde he wordes mo,
	But oonly thus, "Lord," quod he, "my willynge
320	Is as ye wole, ne ayeyns youre likynge
	I wol no thyng, ye be my lord so deere;
	Right as yow lust governeth this mateere."

	This sudden word the man astonished so
	That red he grew, abashed, and all quaking
	He stood; nor could he answer further, no,
	Than but to say: "O Lord, I am willing
320	To do your will; but against your liking
	I'll do no thing; you are my lord so dear
	That what you wish governs this matter here."