An alien born may purchase lands, or other estates: but not for his own use; for the king is thereupon entitled to them.

Does it shoot straight? Does it — say, listen, old top, can a duck swim? You bet your boots it shoots straight.

[T]he final dish of the day arrived in the form of a giant blood pudding, which was about the size of a basketball and wrapped in the goat's stomach. It reminded me more of Scottish haggis than of anything else I had seen on my travels around the globe. I took a tentative bite. It was fantastic, but I was completely done by this point and made my apologies to the disappointed restaurant owner. He seemed happy enough, particularly when he smiled and said, Don't worry, anything that's left, I'll be taking home for dinner.

Now by my head (said Guyon) much I muse, / How that same knight should do so foule amis[…].