The yongeste man that is in al this route
Is bisy ynough to bryngen it aboute
To han his wyf allone. Trusteth me,
Ye shul nat plesen hire fully yeres thre.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Merchant’s Tale. Although elder knight January has bragged that he is like a blossoming tree, Justinus warns his brother that young women have demanding sexual appetites and he is not going to please her for very long. This is forewhadowing of his young wife turning to the younger man Damian.