Perhaps I'm simply not versed enough in Chaucer's life and works, but I wasn't aware that he was a political figure in any real sense.
My other guess would've been Robbie Burns, although I was unsure of the dates.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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