"He was a lenient man in giving penance, Where he knew he would have a good gift." - The Friar

"His opinions he spoke very solemnly, Concerning always the increase of his profits." - The Merchant

"For he would rather have at the head of his bed, Twenty books, bound in black or red, Of Aristotle and his philosophy, Than rich robes, or a fiddle, or an elegant psaltery." - Oxford Clerk (Scholar)

"He was Saint Julian (patron of hospitality) in his country." - The Franklin

"He knew how to roast, and boil, and broil, and fry, Make stews, and well bake a pie. But it was a great harm, as it seemed to me, That he had an open sore on his shin."

"He knew how to roast, and boil, and broil, and fry, Make stews, and well bake a pie. But it was a great harm, as it seemed to me, That he had an open sore on his shin."

"He was clad all in red and in blue, Lined with taffeta and with silk." - Doctor of Phisik (Medicine)

"And she had been three times at Jerusalem; She had passed many a foreign sea; She had been at Rome, and at Boulogne, In Galicia at Saint-James (of Compostella), and at Cologne." - The Wife of Bath

"But he was rich in holy thought and work. But he was rich in holy thought and work. Who would preach Christ's gospel truly;" - The Parson

"Who had hauled very many a cartload of dung; He was a true and good worker," - The Plowman

"He was stoutly built, broad, a large-framed fellow; There was no door that he would not heave off its hinges, Or break it by running at it with his head." - The Miller

"He well knew how to keep a granary and a storage bin; There was no auditor who could earn anything (by catching him)."

- The Reeve (an overseer of a manor/peasant workers)

"Who had a fire-red cherubim's face, For it was pimpled and discolored, with swollen eyelids. He was as hot and lecherous as a sparrow, With black, scabby brows and a beard with hair fallen out." - The Summoner

"Children were afraid of his face" - The Summoner

"It (his face) was as smooth as if it were recently shaven. I believe he was a eunuch or a woman." - The Pardoner

"Our Host made great hospitality to everyone of us, And to the supper he set us straightway. He served us with victuals of the best sort; The wine was strong, and it well pleased us to drink." - The Host (Harry Bailey)