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THE WIFE OF BATHS TALE（第30页）
dart:thegoal;aspearordartwassetuptomarkthepointofvictory。
"butinagreathousetherearenotonlyvesselsofgoldandsilver，butalsoofwoodandofearth;andsometohonour，andsometodishonour。"—2tiii20。
jesusfeedingthemultitudewithbarleybread:markvi。41，42。
atdunwprevailedthecustofgiving，amidmuchmerrymaking，aflitchofbacontothemarriedpairwhohadlivedtogetherforayearwithoutquarrelorregret。thesamecustomprevailedofoldinbretagne。
"cagnard，"or"caignard，"afrenchterfreproach，originallyderivedfrom"canis，"adog。
parage:birth，kindred;fromlatin，"pario，"ibeget。
norice:nurse;french，"nourrice。"
thisandthepreviousquotationfromptolemyareduetothedamesownfancy。
（transcribersnote:somevictoriancensorshiphere。thewordgivenin[brackets]shouldbe"queint"i。e。"cunt"。）
womenshouldnotadornthemselves:seeitiii。9。
cherte:affection;fromfrench，"cher，"dear。
nicety:folly;french，"niaiserie。"
ba:kiss;fromfrench，"baiser。"
peter!:bysaintpeter!anadjuration，likemarie!fromthevirginsname。
st。joce:orjudocus，asaintofponthieu，infrance。
"anal露sion，"saysmrwright，"tothestoryoftheromansagewho，whenblamedfordivorcinghiswife，saidthatashoemightappearoutwardlytofitwell，butnoonebutthewearerknewwhereitpinched。"
vigilies:festival-eves;seenote33totheprologuetothetales。
bobance:boas;art，in"everymaninhishuur，"isnamedbobadil。
"iholdauseswitnotworthaleek，thathathbutoneholefortostarteto"averyoldproverbinfrench，german，andlatin。
thelinesinbracketsareonlyinsomeofthemanuscripts。
gat-toothed:gap-toothed;goat-toothed;orcat-orseparatetoothed。seenote41totheprologuetothetales。
semproniussophus，ofwhomvaleriusmaximustellsinhissixthbook。
thetractofwaltermapesagainstmarriage，publishedunderthetitleof"epistolavaleriiadrufinu
"arsaris。"
allthemarkofadam:allwhobearthemarkofadami。e。allmen。
thechildrenofmercuryandvenus:thosebornundertheinf露enceoftherespectiveplas
apla，aordingtotheoldastrologers，wasin"exaltation"wheninthesignofthezodiacinwhichitexerteditsstrongestinf露ence;theoppositesign，inwhichitwasweakest，wascalledits"dejection。"venusbeingstrongestinpisces，wasweakestinvirgo;butinvirgomercurywasin"exaltation。"
intermete:interpose;french，"entremettre。"
