The Canterbury Tales : The Franklin's Tale

Hire freendes sawe that it was no disport

To romen by the see, but disconfort,

 And shopen for to pleyen somwher elles.

They leden hire by ryveres and by welles,

And eek in othere places delitables;

They dauncen and they pleyen at ches and tables.

Her friends saw that it was no pleasure

To roam by the sea, but discomfort,

And decide to amuse themselves somewhere else.

 They lead her by rivers and by springs,

And also in other delightful places;

 They dance and they play at chess and tables.