Carte blanche, carte blanche, mon cher. I’ll be as mute
As e’er King Alcinous i’ the Odyssey.
CHAUCER
My Muse went masked, King Richard, from your court
To learn a roadside rhyme. Shall I repeat it?
KING RICHARD
Carte blanche, j’ai dit. Say on!
CHAUCER
Your Majesty,
“When Adam delved and Eve span,