Question

saxon and medieval periods
and honoured everywhere for worthiness.
at alexandria, he, when it was won;

of courtliness, and stately manners took,
and would be held worthy of reverence

in wisps hung down such locks as hed on head,
but as to hood, for sport of it, hed none,

a lover and a lusty bachelor,
with locks well curled, as if theyd laid in press.

prioress $longleftrightarrow$

squire $longleftrightarrow$

knight $longleftrightarrow$

pardoner $longleftrightarrow$

Explanation:

These are character descriptions from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, matching the given textual clues to the corresponding pilgrim:

1. The "squire" is described as a young, lusty bachelor with curled locks.
2. The "knight" is honored for his worthiness and military victories (like Alexandria).
3. The "prioress" is focused on courtliness and proper, stately manners.
4. The "pardoner" is associated with selling indulgences, and the detail about no hood (a distinctive trait of the pardoner's appearance) matches.

Answer:

prioress ↔ Of courtliness, and stately manners took, / And would be held worthy of reverence
squire ↔ A lover and a lusty bachelor, / With locks well curled, as if they'd laid in press.
knight ↔ And honoured everywhere for worthiness. / At Alexandria, he, when it was won;
pardoner ↔ In wisps hung down such locks as he'd on head, / But as to hood, for sport of it, he'd none,