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.