麒麟小说

THE TALE（第39页）

norletnoclerkhavecauseordiligence

towriteofyouastoryofsuchmarvail，

asofgriseldapatientandkind，

lestchichevache

youswallowinherentrail。

"followecho，thatholdethnosilence，

buteveranswerethatthecountertail;**counter-tally

benotbedaffed*foryourinnocence，*befooled

butsharplytakeonyouthegovernail;**helm

imprintewellthislessoninyourmind，

fornprofit，sinceitmayavail

"yearchiwives，*standayeatdefence，*wivesofrank

sinceyebestrongasisagreatcamail，**camel

norsuffernotthatmendoyouoffence。

andslenderwives，feebleinbattail，

beeagerasatigeryondinind;

ayeclappingasamill，iyoucounsail。

"nordreadthemnot，nordothemreverence;

forthoughthinehusbandarmedbeinmail，

thearrowsofthycrabbedeloquence

shallpiercehisbreast，andekehisaventail;

injealousyirede*ekethouhimbind，*advise

andthoushaltmakehimcouch*asdothaquail。*submit，shrink

"ifthoubefair，wherefolkbeinpresence

shewthouthyvisageandthineapparail:

ifthoubefoul，befreeofthydispence;

togettheefriendesayedothytravail:

beayeofcheeraslightasleafonlind，**linden，lime-tree

andlethimcare，andweep，andwring，andwail。"

petrarch，inhislatinromance，"deobedientiaetfideuxoriamythologia，"（ofobedientandfaithfulwivesinmythology）translatedthecharmingstoryof"thepatientgrizel"ios"decameron;"andchaucerhascloselyfollowedpetrarchstranslation，madein1373，theyearbeforethatinwhichhedied。thefactthattheembassytogenoa，onwhichchaucerwassent，tookplacein1372-73，haslentcountenancetotheopinionthattheenglishpoetdidactuallyvisittheitalianbardatpadua，andhearthestoryfromhisownlips。this，however，isonlyaprobability;foritisaotpointwhetherthetwopoetsevermet。

vesu露s:nteviso，aloftypeakatthejunctionofthemaritimeandcottianalps;fromtwospringsonitseastsiderisesthepo。