mugs. On enquiring, what should it be but a carousal of seven thirsty
bard, and a parson who had come to preach sobriety, and to show in his
altercation was a discussion and dispute they had as to which of the
the parson and, due regard being.html">being observed for the cloth, he was adjudged
wound up the discussion thus:
"Search every clime and land?
"Bard and parson lead the band."
to spy out the blemishes in the magnificent court of love.html">Love, the purblind
where are chambers innumerable. In the hall opposite the door stood
called lust. Along the floor I saw many fair and comely women walking
their beauty, and each one begging a glance from his mistress, fearing a
place a letter in his goddess' hand, and another a sonnet.html">sonnet, the while in
in return would favour their adorers with a simpering smile or two, just
be sated and they depart healed of the disease. Going on into the
hand, in order to make their lovers sevenfold madder than before; on
eating; into the cellar, where potent love philtres were being mixed of
secret chamber twisting himself into all shapes, practising gentlemanly
learninghow to smile correctly without showing his teeth too prominently
same thing an hundred times. Wearied with this insipid babbling we came
Pride to indite him a sonnet of praise to his angel, and an eulogy of
her to everything red and everything white under the sun, and her tresses
trace your lineage through many knights and princes, and through the
"who is a better genealogist than I." "Come, come," said the Angel,
may be sure they will have to meet trick with trick."
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