O Januarie, dronken in plesaunce
In mariage, se how thy Damyan,
Thyn owene squier and thy borne man,
Entendeth for to do thee vileynye.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Merchant’s Tale. Old January, drunk with pleasure on marrying a young bride, deceives himself that all is well in paradise. But there are none so blind as those who will not see. He is blind to the threat from his own squire who plans to do him villainy.