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Page vii
... monk , sprung from the people , reeking of the soil , should have been able to arrive at such a Vision ! We might have expected it of the knightly Charles of Orleans or of King René , but not of this recluse , this monk , of Fontenay ...
... monk , sprung from the people , reeking of the soil , should have been able to arrive at such a Vision ! We might have expected it of the knightly Charles of Orleans or of King René , but not of this recluse , this monk , of Fontenay ...
Page 3
... monk , and such an one is accoutred in habit monachal who inwardly is nothing less than mon- achal ; and such an one is clothed in Spanish cape , who in valour in no way belongs to Spain . Therefore is it that you must open the book ...
... monk , and such an one is accoutred in habit monachal who inwardly is nothing less than mon- achal ; and such an one is clothed in Spanish cape , who in valour in no way belongs to Spain . Therefore is it that you must open the book ...
Page 33
... monk called Friar John des Entommeures , young , gallant , frisk , lusty , nimble , bold , adventurous , resolute ... monk , if ever there was any , since the monk- C ish world went monking in monkery : for the rest GARGANTUA . 33.
... monk called Friar John des Entommeures , young , gallant , frisk , lusty , nimble , bold , adventurous , resolute ... monk , if ever there was any , since the monk- C ish world went monking in monkery : for the rest GARGANTUA . 33.
Page 34
... monk , hearing the noise that the enemy made in the close of the vineyard , went out to see what they were doing ; and perceiving that they were gathering their grapes , wherein was founded all their next year's drink , returned unto ...
... monk , hearing the noise that the enemy made in the close of the vineyard , went out to see what they were doing ; and perceiving that they were gathering their grapes , wherein was founded all their next year's drink , returned unto ...
Page 35
... monk's habit , and laid hold upon the staff of the cross , which was made of the heart of a sorb - apple - tree , as long as a lance , round , of a full grip , and a little powdered with lilies called fleurs de lys , almost all defaced ...
... monk's habit , and laid hold upon the staff of the cross , which was made of the heart of a sorb - apple - tree , as long as a lance , round , of a full grip , and a little powdered with lilies called fleurs de lys , almost all defaced ...
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Page 21 - ... they had done their minds. All their play was but in liberty, for they left off when they pleased, and that was commonly when they did sweat over all their body, or were otherwise weary. Then were they very well wiped and rubbed, shifted their shirts, and walking soberly, went to see if dinner was ready.
Page 69 - ... the nature of man to long after things forbidden, and to desire what is denied us. By this liberty they entered into a very laudable emulation, to do all of them what they saw did please one. If any of the gallants or ladies should say, Let us drink, they would all drink. If any one of them said, Let us play, they all played.
Page 59 - ... said Gargantua, the greatest loss of time that I know is to count the hours. What good comes of it? Nor can there be any greater dotage in the world than for one to guide and direct his courses by the sound of a bell, and not by his own judgment and discretion.
Page 29 - They went likewise to see the drawing of metals, or the casting of great ordnance ; how the lapidaries did work, as also the goldsmiths and cutters of precious stones.