麒麟小说

THE TALE（第23页）

gaitre-berries:dog-woodberries。

oneofthegreatestauthorsthatmenread:cicero，whoinhisbook"dedivinatione"tellsthisandthefollowingstory，thoughincontraryorderandwithmanydifferences。

haledorhylled;fromanglo-saxon"helan"hid，concealed

eededhisfatheraskingofthesaxonrealfmerciain811，attheageofsevenyears;buthewasslainbyhisambitiousauntquendrada。theplaceofhisburialwasmiraculouslydiscovered，andhewassubsequentlyelevatedtotherankofasaintandmartyr。hislifeisintheenglish"goldenlegend。"

mercenrike:thekingdofmercia;anglo-saxon，myrcnarice。parethesecondmemberofthepoundinthegerman，"frankreich，"france;"oesterreich，"austria。

cicero（"derepublica，"lib。vi。）wrotethedreafscipio，inwhichtheyoungerrelatestheappearanceoftheelderafricanus，andthecounselsandexhortationswhichtheshadeaddressedtothesleeper。macrobiuswroteanelaborate"mentaryonthedreafscipio，"—aphilosophicaltreatisemuchstudiedandrelishedduringthemiddleages。

seethenkstaleforthisstory。

andromachesdreamwillnotbefoundinhomer;itisrelatedinthebookofthefictitiousdaresphrygius，thestpopularauthorityduringthemiddleagesforthehistoryofthetrojanwar。

inprincipio:inthebeginning;thefirstwordsofgenesisandofthegospelofjohn。

mulieresthominisconfusio:thislineistakenfromthesamefabulousconferencebetweentheemperoradrianandthephilosophersecundus，whencechaucerderivedsomeoftheargumentsinpraiseofpovertyemployedinthewifeofbathstaleproper。seenote14tothewifeofbathstale。thepassagetransferredtothetextisthemencementofadescriptionofwoman。"quidestmulier?hominisconfusio，"thoughreprobablytheprefixhasareproachfulmeaning，andisinsomewayconnectedwiththeword"cold"as，somefortylinesbelow，itisappliedtotheprejudicialcounselofwomen，andasfrequentlyitisusedtodescribe"sighs"andothertokensofgrief，and"cares"or"anxieties。"

undern:inthiscase，themeaningof"evening"or"afternoon"canhardlybeappliedtotheword，whichmustbetakentosignifysomeearlyhouroftheforenoon。seealsonote4tothewifeofbathstaleandnote5totheclerkstale。

ganilion:atraitor。seenote9totheshipmanstaleandnote28tothenkstale。

greeksinon:theinventorofthetrojanhorse。seenote14tothesquirestale

boultitfromthebren:examihematterthoroughly;ametaphortakenfromthesifofmeal，todividethefineflourfromthebra

thomasbradwardine，archbishopofcanterburyinthethirteenthcentury，whowroteabook，"decausadei，"incontroversywithpelagius;andalsonumerousothertreatises，angthemsomeonpredestination。

inapopularmediaveallatintreatisebyoheobaldus，entitled"physiologusdenaturisxii。animalium"（"adescriptionofthenatureoftwelveanimals"），sirensormermaidsaredescribedasskilledinsong，anddrawingunwarymarinerstodestructionbythesweetnessoftheirvoices。

"nigel露swireker，"saysurrysglossary，"ankandprecentorofcanterbury，wrotealatinpoemintituledspecu露mspeculorum，（themirrorofmirrors）dedicatedtowilliamlongchamp，bishopofely，andlordchancellor;wherein，underthefableofanass（whichhecallsburnel露s）thatdesiredalongertail，isrepresentedthefollyofsuchasarenotcontentwiththeirowncondition。thereisintroducedataleofacock，whohavinghislegbrokebyapriestsson（calledgundulfus）watchedanopportunitytoberevenged;asion:adaywasappointedforgundulfussbeingadmittedintoholyordersataplaceretefromhisfathershabitation;hethereforeorderstheservantstocallhimatfirstcock-crowing，whichthecockoverhearingdidnotcrowatallthatrning。sogundulfusoverslepthimself，andwastherebydisappointedofhisordination，theofficebeingquitefinishedbeforehecametotheplace。"wirekerssatirewasangthestcelebratedandpopularlatinpoemsofthemiddleages。ests，called"burnel"or"brunel，"fromhisbrowncolour;as，alittlebelow，areddishfoxiscalled"russel。"

flattour:flatterer;french，"flatteur

losengeour:deceiver，cozener;thewordhadanaloguesinthefrench"losengier，"andthespanish"lisongero。"itisprobablyconnectedwith"leasing，"falsehood;whichhasbeenderivedfromanglo-saxon"hlisan，"tocelebrate—asifitmeantthespreadingofafalserenown

danrussel:masterrusset;anamegiventothefox，fromhisreddishcolour。

geoffreydevinsaufwastheauthorofawell-knownmediaevaltreatiseonpositioninvariouspoeticalstylesofwhichhegaveexamples。chaucersironyisthereforedirectedagainstsomegrandioseandaffectedlinesonthedeathofrichardi。，intendedtoil露stratethepatheticstyle，inwhichfridayisaddressedas"ovenerislachrysadies"（"otearfuldayofvenus"）。

"priamumaltariaadipsatrementemtraxit，etinmultolapsantemsanguinenatiimplicuitqueamlaeva，dextraquecoruscumextulit，aclatericapulotenusabdiditensehaecfinispriamifatoru"（"edpriamtremblingtohisownaltar，slippingonthebloodofhischild;hetookhishairinhislefthand，andwiththerightdrewtheflashingsword，andhidittothehilt[inhisbody]。thusanendwasmadeofpriam"）—virgil，aeneid。ii。550。

jackstraw:theleaderofakentishrising，inthereignofrichardii，in1381，bywhichtheflemishmerchantsinlondonweregreatsufferers。

beams:trumpets;anglo-saxon，"bema。"

"allscriptureisgivenbyinspirationofgod，andisprofitablefordoctrine，forreproof，forcorrection，forinstructioninrighteousness:thatthemanofgodmaybeperfect，throughlyfurnisheduntoallgoodworks。"—2tiiii。16。