The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10): Containing an hundred pleasant NovelsBoccaccio, Giovanni
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The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10): Containing an hundred pleasant Novels
Boccaccio, Giovanni
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Our worthy wise Doctor, whose best skill scarsely extended so farre, as
to cure the itch in Children; gave such sound beleefe to the relation
of _Bruno_, as any man could doe, to the most certaine truth of life or
death: having his desire immeasurably enflamed, to bee made a member of
this straunge Societie, which hee more coveted, then any thing in the
world beside, accounting it a felicity farre beyond all other.
Whereupon he answered _Bruno_, that it was no great matter of mervaile,
if he lived so merrily as he did, having such a singular supply, to
avoide all necessities whatsoever: and very hardly could he refraine
from immediate request, to be accepted into the company. But yet he
thought fit to deferre it further, untill he had made _Bruno_ more
beholding to him, by friendly entertainments and other courtesies, when
he might (with better hope) be bold to move the motion.
Well may you conceive, that nothing more hammerd in the Doctors head,
then this rare voyage to _Corsica_, and _Bruno_ was his daily guest
at dinner and supper, with such extraordinary apparances of kindnesse
and courtesie, as if the Physitian could not live, except he had the
company of _Bruno_. Who seeing himselfe to bee so lovingly respected,
and hating ingratitude, for favours so abundantly heaped on him:
hee painted the whole story of Lent about his Hall, and an _Agnus
Dei_ fairely gilt, on the portall of his Chamber, as also a goodly
Urinall on his street doore, to the end, that such as had neede of his
counsell, might know where so judicious a Doctour dwelt. In a Gallery
likewise by his Garden, he painted the furious Battaile betweene the
Rats and Cats, which did (not a little) delight Master Doctor.
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