I only preach of avarice and the like, And in this way induce them to be free In giving cash—especially to me. Because my only i
nterest is in gain; I’ve none whatever in rebuking sin. No, none! When they are pushing up the daisies, Their souls, for all I care, can go to blazes. –The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer How is the Pardoner characterized in this passage?
