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ofthistragedyitoughtenoughsuffic

whosowillhearit*inalongerwise，**atgreaterlength*

readethegreatepoetofltale，

thatdantehight，forhecanitdevise

frompointtopoint，notonewordwillhefail.

acioswork，"decasibusvirorumil露strium;"（"storiesofil露striousmen"）butchaucerhastakentheseparatestoriesofwhichitisposedfromdifferentauthors，anddealtwiththemafterhisownfashion.

ioopenshisbookwithadam，whosestoryistoldatmuchgreaterlengththanhere.lydgate，io，speaksofadamandeveasmade"ofslimeoftheerthindamascehefelde."

judgesxiii.3.ioalsotellsthestoryofsamson;butchaucerseems，byhisquotationafewlinesbelow，tohavetakenhisversiondirectfromthesacredbook.

oliveres:olivetrees;french，"oliviers."

"liberjudicum，"thebookofjudges;chap.xv.

querne:mill;fromanglo-saxon，"cyrran，"toturn，"cweorn，"amill，

harpies:thestymphalianbirds，whichfedonhumanflesh

busiris，kingofegypt，waswonttosacrificeallforeignersingtohisdominions.herculeswasseized，bound，andledtothealtarbyhisorders，buttheherobrokehisbondsandslewthetyrant.

thefeatsofherculeshererecordedarenotalltheseknownasthe"twelvelabours;"forinstance，thecleansingoftheaugeanstables，andthecaptureofhippolytesgirdlearenotinthislist—otherandlessfausdeedsoftheherotakingtheirplace.forthis，however，usenotchaucer，butboethius，whomhehasalstliterallytranslated，thoughwithsomechangeoforder.

trophee:oneofthemanuscriptshasamarginalreferenceto"tropheusvateschaldaeorum"（"tropheustheprophetofthechaldees"）;butitisnotknownwhatauthorchaucermeant—unlessthereferenceistoapassageinthe"filostrato"io，onwhichchaucerfoundedhis"troi露sandcressida，"andwhichlydgatementions，underthenameof"trophe，"ashavingbeentranslatedbychaucer.

pres:near;french，"pres;"themeaningseemstobe，thisnearer，lowerworld.

ioswork"declarismulieribus."（"ofil露striouswomen"）

odenatus，who，forhisservicestotheromans，receivedfromgallienusthetitleof"augustus;"hewasassassinatedina.d.266—not，itwasbelieved，withouttheconnivanceofzenobia，eededhinthethrone.

saporwaskingofpersia，whomadetheemperorvalerianprisoner，conqueredsyria，andwaspressingtriumphantlywestwardwhenhewasmetanddefeatedbyodenatusandzenobia.

aurelainbecameemperorina.d.270.

vitremite:thesignificationofthisword，whichisspelledinseveralways，isnotknown.skinnersexplanation，"anotherattire，"foundedonthespelling"autremite，"isobviouslyinsufficient

greatpartofthis"tragedy"ofneroisreallyborrowed，however，fromthe"romanceoftherose."

trice:thrust;fromanglo-saxon，"an."

so，inthemanoflawstale，thesultanesspromiseshersonthatshewill"renyherlay."

asthe"tragedy"ofholofernesisfoundedonthebookofjudith，abees，chap.ix.

abeus;.chap.viii.

six:thehighestcastonadicing-cube;hererepresenthehighestfavouroffortune.

pompeyhadmarriedhisdaughterjuliatocaesar;butshediedsixyearsbeforepompeysfinaloverthrow.

atthebattleofpharsalia，b.c.48.

wordandend:apparentlyacorruptionoftheanglo-saxonphrase，"ordandend，"meaningthewhole，thebeginningandtheend.

attheopeningofthestoryofcroesus，chaucerhascopiedfromhisowntranslationofboethius;butthestoryismainlytakenfromthe"romanceoftherose"