Master Geffray Chauser, that now lyth in grave, br The nobyll rethoricien, and poet of Gret Bretayne, br That worthy was the lawrer of poetry have br For thys hys labour, and the palme attayne; br Whych furst made to dystyll and reyne br The gold dew-dropys of speche and eloquence br In-to Englyssh tong, thorow hys excellence.