THE MAN OF LAWS TALE（第1页）

theprologue

ourhostesawwellthatthebrightesun

tharcofhisartificialdayhadru

thefourthepart，andhalfanhourere;

and，thoughhewerenotdeepexpertinlore，

hewistitwastheeight-and-twentyday

ofapril，thatismessengertomay;

andsawwellthattheshadowofeverytree

wasinitslengthofthesamequantity

thatwasthebodyerectthatcausedit;

andthereforebytheshadowhetookhiswit*，*knowledge

thatphoebus，whichthatshonesoclearandbright，

degreeswasfive-and-fortyclombonheight

andforthatday，asinthatlatitude，

itwastenoftheclock，heganconc露de;

andsuddenlyheplight*hishorseabout.*pulled

"lordings，"quothhe，"iwarnyouallthisrout*，*pany

thefourthepartieofthisdayisgone.

nowfortheloveofgodandofsaintjohn

losenotime，asfarforthasyemay.

lordings，thetimewastethnightandday，

andstealsfromus，whatprivilysleeping，

andwhatthroughnegligenceinourwaking，

asdoththestream，thatturhneveragain，

descendingfromtheuntaintotheplain.

wellmightsenec，andmanyaphilosopher，

bewailetimerethangoldincoffer.

forlossofchattelsmayrecoverdbe，