"2996 Certeyne dayes and duracioun
2997 To al that is engendred in this place,
2998 Over the whiche day they may nat pace,
2999 Al mowe they yet tho dayes wel abregge.
3000 Ther nedeth noght noon auctoritee t'allegge,
3001 For it is preeved by experience,
3002 But that me list declaren my sentence.
3003 Thanne may men by this ordre wel discerne
3004 That thilke Moevere stable is and eterne.
3005 Wel may men knowe, but it be a fool,
3006 That every part dirryveth from his hool,
3007 For nature hath nat taken his bigynnyng
3008 Of no partie or cantel of a thyng,
3009 But of a thyng that parfit is and stable,
3010 Descendynge so til it be corrumpable.
3011 And therfore, of his wise purveiaunce,
3012 He hath so wel biset his ordinaunce
3013 That speces of thynges and progressiouns
3014 Shullen enduren by successiouns,
3015 And nat eterne, withouten any lye.
3016 This maystow understonde and seen at ye." (2996-3016)
As modern movies prove, the dying man always delivers his last cliché. In this scene of First Knight the King will say his final words which are similar to those of Theseus.
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