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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pars Prima.* *First Part*
There is, right at the west side of Itale,
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pars Secunda* *Second Part*
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And worshipful, that folk where she was born,
That from her birthe knew her year by year,
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Unnethes trowed* they, but durst have sworn, *scarcely believed*
That to Janicol' of whom I spake before,
She was not daughter, for by conjecture
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Not only this Griseldis through her wit
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Couth all the feat* of wifely homeliness, *knew all the duties*
But eke, when that the case required it,
The common profit coulde she redress:
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pars Tertia.* *Third Part*
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This marvellous desire his wife t'asssay;* *try
Needless,* God wot, he thought her to affray.** *without cause
<nowiki>**</nowiki>alarm, disturb
He had assayed her anough before,
And found her ever good; what needed it
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"There may no thing, so God my soule save,
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Like to* you, that may displease me: *be pleasing*
Nor I desire nothing for to have,
Nor dreade for to lose, save only ye:
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Though I do thing to which I am constrain'd;
Ye be so wise, that right well knowe ye
<nowiki>*</nowiki>That lordes' hestes may not be y-feign'd;* *see note <9>*
They may well be bewailed and complain'd,
But men must needs unto their lust* obey; *pleasure
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"Go now," quoth she, "and do my lord's behest.
And one thing would I pray you of your grace,
<nowiki>*</nowiki>But if* my lord forbade you at the least, *unless*
Bury this little body in some place,
That neither beasts nor birdes it arace."* *tear <10>
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Was she to him, in every *manner wise;* *sort of way*
And of her daughter not a word spake she;
<nowiki>*</nowiki>No accident for no adversity* *no change of humour resulting
Was seen in her, nor e'er her daughter's name from her affliction*
She named, or in earnest or in game.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pars Quarta* *Fourth Part*
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pars Quinta.* *Fifth Part*
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Among all this,* after his wick' usage, *while all this was
The marquis, yet his wife to tempte more going on*
To the uttermost proof of her corage,
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come to pass*
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pars Sexta* *Sixth Part*
From Bologn' is the earl of Panic' come,
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Thou knowest eke of old all my pleasance;
Though thine array be bad, and ill besey,* *poor to look on
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Do thou thy devoir at the leaste way."* * do your duty in the
quickest manner*
"Not only, Lord, that I am glad," quoth she,
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Have *done you keep:"* and in that same stound* *caused you to
All suddenly she swapt** down to the ground. be preserved*
<nowiki>*</nowiki>hour **fell
And in her swoon so sadly* holdeth she *firmly
Her children two, when she gan them embrace,
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Unto a mortal man, well more we ought
Receiven all in gree* that God us sent. good-will
<nowiki>*</nowiki>For great skill is he proved that he wrought:* *see note <15>*
But he tempteth no man that he hath bought,
As saith Saint James, if ye his 'pistle read;
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