The story of Abelard, who said "sic et non" is remembered in a poem by François Villon. Villon's poem is remembered in a song by George Brassens.
Ballade des dames du temps jadis:
link:
the complete poem Abelard and Heloïse:
"Où est la très sage Helloïs,
Pour qui fut chastré et puis moyne
Pierre Esbaillart à Saint-Denis?
Pour son amour ot cest essoyne.
Semblablement, où est la royne
Qui commanda que Buridan
Fust gecté en ung sac en Saine?
Mais où sont les neiges d'antan!
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Where is the learned Heloise,
For whom was gelded that poor man,
Pierre Abelard of Saint Denis?
With love of her his pains began.
The queen who wanted Buridan
Bagged and dropped in the Seine, they say,
Was a very passionate woman,
But where are the snows of yesterday?
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Prince, don't ask me in a week
nor in a year what place they are;
I can only give you this refrain:
Where are the snows of yesteryear?"
link:
the Brassens song 
