THE CLERKS TALE（第1页）

theprologue

"sirclerkofoxenford，"ourhostesaid，

"yerideasstillandcoy，asdothamaid

thatwerenewspoused，sitattheboard:

thisdayiheardnotofyourtongueaword.

itrowyestudyaboutsomesophime:**sophism

butsolonsaith，everythinghathtime.

forgoddessake，beof*bettercheer，**liveliermien*

itisnotimefortostudyhere.

tel露ssomemerrytale，byyourfay;**faith

forwhatmanthatisenteredinaplay，

heneedesmustuntothatplayassent.

butpreachenot，asfriarsdoinlent，

tomakeusforouroldesinnesweep，

northatthytalemakeusnottosleep.

tel露ssomemerrythingofaventures.

yourterms，yourcoloures，andyourfigures

keeptheminstore，tillsobeyeindite

highstyle，aswhenthatmentokingeswrite.

speakesoplainatthistime，iyoupray，

thatwema玉nderstandewhatyesay."

thisworthyclerkbenignelyanswerd;

"hoste，"quothhe，"iamunderyouryerd，**rod