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THE TALE（第13页）
wakewe，andpraywejesus，ofhisgrace，
sokeepusfromthetempter，satanas。
hearkenthisword，bewareasinthiscase。
thelionsits*inhisawait*alway*onthewatch*
toslaytheinnocent，ifthathemay。
disposenayeyourheartestowithstond
thefiendthatwouldyoumakethrallandbond
hemaynottempteyouoveryourmight，
forchristwillbeyourchampionandyourknight;
andpray，thatthisoursompnourhimrepent
ofhismisdeedserethatthefiendhimhent。**seiz
smalltithers:peoplewhodidnotpaytheirfulltithes。mrwrightremarksthat"thesernsofthefriarsinthefourteenthcenturywerestfrequentlydesignedtoimpresstheahso露tedutyofpayingfulltithesandofferings"。
theremightastertthemnopecunialpain:theygotoffwithnomerepecuniarypunishment。（transcribersnote:"astert"means"escape"。analternativereadingofthislineis"theremightasterthimnopecunialpain"i。e。nofineeverescapedhim（thearchdeacon）
adogforthebow:adogattendinga混♂tsmanwithbowandarrow。
ribibe:thenameofamusicalinstrument;appliedtoanoldwomanbecauseoftheshrillnessofhervoice。
depardieux:bythegods。
seenote12totheknightstale。
wariangles:butcher-birds;whichareverynoisyandravenous，andtearinpiecesthebirdsonwhichtheyprey;thethornonwhichtheydothiswassaidtobeepoisonous。
medievallegendslocatedhellinthenorth。
thepythoness:thewitch，orwoman，possesedwithaprophesyingspirit;fromthegreek，"pythia。"chaucerofcoursereferstotheraisingofsamuelsspiritbythewitchofendor。
danteandvirgilwerebothpoetswhohadinfancyvisitedhell。
tholed:suffered，endured;"thole"isstil露sedinscotlandinthesamesense。
capels:horses。seenote14tothereevestale。
liart:grey;elsewhereappliedbychaucertothehairsofanoldman。soburns，inthe"cotterssaturdaynight，"speaksofthegraytemplesof"thesire"—"hislyarthaffetswearingthinandbare。"
rebeck:akindoffiddle;usedlike"ribibe，"asanicknameforashrilloldscold。
trot;acontemptuoustermforanoldwomanwhohastrottedaboutmuch，orwhoveswithquickshortsteps。
inhisawait:onthewatch;french，"auxaguets。"
