Anon his herte chaunged and his mood,
So was he caught with beautee of this mayde,
And to hymself ful pryvely he sayde,
"This mayde shal be myn, for any man!"
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Physician’s Tale. The lecherous judge Appius sees the knight’s young virtuous daughter Virginia and captivated by her beauty lusts after her. He vows that she will be his despite what any man may do.