麒麟小说

THE TALE（第22页）

andnegligent，andtrustonflattery

butyethatholdethistaleafolly，

asofafox，orofacockorhen，

taketheralitythereof，goodmen。

forsaintpaulsaith，thatallthatwrittenis，

*toourdoctrineitwrittenisy-wis。*

*issurelywrittenfor

takethefruit，andletthechaffbestill。ourinstruction*

nowgoodegod，ifthatitbethywill，

assaithmylord，

somakeusallgoodmen;

andbringusalltothyhighbliss。amen。

thetaleofthenunspriestisfoundedonthefifthchapterofanoldfrenchmetrical"romanceofrenard;"thesamestoryformingoneofthefablesofmarie，thetranslatorofthebretonlays。（seenote2totheprologuetothefranklinstale。）althoughdrydenwasinerrorwhenheascribedthetaletochaucersowninvention，stillthematerialsonwhichhehadtooperatewereoutofcornparisonretrivialthantheresult。

tyrwhittquotestwostatutesofedwardiii，inwhich"deys"areinc露dedangtheservantsemployedinagriculturalpursuits;thenameseemstohaveoriginallymeantaservantwhogavehislabourbytheday，butafterwardstohavebeenappropriatedexc露sivelytoonewhosuperintendedorworkedinadairy。

orgon:herelicentiousl玉sedforthep露ral，"organs"or"orgons，"correspondingtothep露ralverb"gon"inthenextline。

horloge:french，"clock。"

embattelld:indentedontheupperedgelikethebattlementsofacastle。

mylefeisfareinland:thisseemstohavebeentherefrainofsomeoldsong，anditsprecisemeaningisuncertain。itcorrespondsincadencewiththerningsa露tationofthecock;andmaybetakenasagreetothesun，whichisbelovedofchanticleer，andhasjusteupontheearth—orinthesenseofarelocalboast，asvaunthefairnessofhisfavouritehenaboveallothersinthecountryround。transcribersnote:latermentatorsexplain"fareinland"as"goneabroad"andhaveidentifiedthesong

mylefeisfareinlond

alas!whyissheso?

andiamsosorebound

imaynoteherto。

shehathmyheartinhold

whereeversherideorgo

withtrueloveathousand-fold。（printedintheathenaeum，1896，volii，p。566）。

"avoi!"isthewordhererendered"away!"itwasfrequentl玉sedinthefrenchfabliaux，andtheitaliansemploytheword"via!"inthesamesense。

"nedonoforceofdreams:""somnianecares;"—cato"deribus，"1ii，dist。32

centaury:identallywoundedhisfoot。

fumetere:theherb"fumitory。"

catapuce:spurge;aplantofpurgativequalities。toitsnameinthetextcorrespondtheitalian"catapuzza，"andfrench"catapuce"—wordstheoriginofwhichisconnectedwiththeeffectsoftheplant。

gaitre-berries:dog-woodberries。