麒麟小说

THE TALE（第37页）

fullmanyayearinhighprosperity

livedthesetwoinconcordandinrest;

andrichelyhisdaughtermarriedhe

untoalord，oneoftheworthiest

ofallitale;andtheninpeaceandrest

hiswifesfatherinhiscourthekept，

tillthatthesouloutofhisbodycrept。

eededinhisheritage，

inrestandpeace，afterhisfathersday:

andfortunatewasekeinmarriage，

all*heputnothiswifeingreatassay:*although

thisworldisnotsostrong，it*isnonay，**nottobedenied*

asithathbeeninoldetimesyore;

andhearkenwhatthisauthorsaith，therefore;

thisstoryissaid，

notforthatwivesshould

followgriseldainhumility，

foritwereimportable*thoughtheywould;*nottobeborne

butforthateverywightinhisdegree

shouldebeconstantinadversity，

aswasgriselda;thereforepetrarchwriteth

thisstory，whichwithhighstyleheinditeth。

for，sinceawomanwassopatient

untoartalman，wellreweought

receivenallingree*thatgodussent。good-will

*forgreatskillisheprovedthathewrought:**seenote

*

buthetemptethnomanthathehathbought，

assaithsaintjames，ifyehispistleread;

heprovethfolkallday，itisnodread。**doubt

andsufferethus，forourexercise，