<P> Troilus and Criseyde ( / ˈtrɔɪləs ... ˈkrɛsɪdə / ) is an epic poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the Siege of Troy . It was composed using rime royale and probably completed during the mid 1380s . Many Chaucer scholars regard it as the poet 's finest work . As a finished long poem it is more self - contained than the better known but ultimately unfinished Canterbury Tales . This poem is often considered the source of the phrase : `` all good things must come to an end '' ( 3.615 ) . </P>
<P> Troilus and Criseyde ( / ˈtrɔɪləs ... ˈkrɛsɪdə / ) is an epic poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the Siege of Troy . It was composed using rime royale and probably completed during the mid 1380s . Many Chaucer scholars regard it as the poet 's finest work . As a finished long poem it is more self - contained than the better known but ultimately unfinished Canterbury Tales . This poem is often considered the source of the phrase : `` all good things must come to an end '' ( 3.615 ) . </P>
who said all good things must come to an end
who said all good things must come to an end
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer