Who koude telle, but he hadde wedded be,
The joye, the ese, and the prosperitee
That is bitwixe an housbonde and his wyf?
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Franklin’s Tale. Arveragus and Dorigen are full of the joys and prosperity of a newly wedded couple madly in love. Only whose who have been married can appreciate the happiness that is between a husband and wife, comments the Franklin.