Kent-Drury
ENG 206-1
Quotations for the Final—Tu/Th
9:25-10:40 am
1. "Lady," he said,
"near the woods, beside the road that I use to get there, there's an old
chapel that has done me good service; under a bush there is a big stone, hollowed
out inside; I hid my clothes right there until I am ready to come home."
2. “My
child,” said the old woman, “God, who knows everything, knows that in this you
will do well. And if you did it for no other reason, yet you and every other
young woman should do it, in order not to waste the time of your youth, because
to those who have any understanding there is no grief like having wasted time.
What the devil good are we when we are old, except to watch the supper on the
hearth?”
3. [He] had one particular treasure in his
possession which he prized higher than anything else. This was a stallion, dark
mouse-grey in color and with a black stripe the length of his spine, which he
called his Freyfaxi. He gave his friend Frey a half
share in this stallion. He was so besotted with this stallion that he swore a
great oath that he would be the death of any man who rode him without his
express permission.
4. A big block of stone was in front of
her. She let her head be driven against the stone, and made a mass of fragments
of it, and she was dead."
5. A Prince, therefore, since he cannot without
injury to himself practice the virtue of liberality so that is may be known,
will not, if he be wise, greatly concern himself though he may be called
miserly. Because in time he will come to be regarded as more and more liberal,
when it is seen that thorugh his parsimony his
revenues are sufficient; that he is able to defend himself against others
without burdening his subjects..."
6. A woman with twisted yellow tresses,/Green irised eyes of great
beauty/And cheeks flushed like the foxglove/Howled in the hollow of your
womb./I say that whiter than snow/Is the white treasure of her
teeth;/Parthian-red, her lip’s luster./Ulster’s chariot-warriors /Will deal
many a blow for her./There howled in your troubled womb /A tall, lovely,
long-haired woman.”
7. All you that hear in scattered
rhymes the sound of sighs on which I used to feed my heart
8. Among themselves must be their quest to find
the one who’d govern best. And thus it was they chose the wolf, for no one else
was bold enough to dare take anyone but him (though all thought wolf a villain
grim).”
9. But I must get one thing straight with you
as with my other shepherds. Freyfaxi roams the upper
end of the valley with his stud. You must look after him winter and summer, and
I warn you against one thing: it is my will that you never get on his back,
however great may be your need, for I have sworn a great oath about this, how I
would be the death of any man who rides him.”
10. But now I see too well how I became/a tale
for common gossip everywhere,/so that I am ashamed of
what I am;/and of my raving still the fruit is shame/and penitence, and last
the knowledge clear/that all the world loves is a passing dream.
11. But why did you ride this horse which was
forbidden you, when there were any number of others at
your disposal? I would have forgiven you a first offense, had I not sworn so
great an oath in the matter. And yet you have owned up to it like a man."
12. Fair faced Cathbad,
hear me-- price, pure, precious crown, grown huge in druid spells, I can't find
the faid words that would shed the light of knowledge
for my husbad Fedlimid,
even though it was the hollow of my own womb that howled. No woman knows what
her womb bears."
13.
From
the fair boughs there fell, sweet in the memory, upon her lap a rain of every
flower, and she sat there and still and was humble in such glory, already
covered by the loving shower; upon the hem lay
flowers, and some the tresses crowned which seemed that day to hold both pearls
and polished gold..."
14. Here the ugly Harpies make their nests who with sad predictions of future harm drove the Trojans
from the Strophades.”
15. I see that the good men of Capsa spoke the truth when they told me how sweet a thing
is the service of God. I certainly do not remember that I ever did anything
which gave me so much delight and pleasure as I get from putting the devil into
hell. I think that everyone is a fool who does anything but serve God.”
16. In Breton, the lai's
name is Bisclavret, the
17. In the middle of the journey of our life/I
came to my senses in a dark forest,/for I had lost the straight path./Oh, how
hard it is to tell/what a dense, wild, and tangled wood this was,/the thought
of which renews my fear!/So terrible it is that death is hardly worse./But to
reveal the good that I found there,/I will speak first of other things./I
cannot tell how I entered it,/So heavy with slumber was I at the moment/when I
abandoned the true way.
18. In the year 1348 after the fruitful
incarnation of the Son of God, that most beautiful of Italian cities, noble
19. It flew into the chamber; its feet were
banded; it looked like a hawk or five or six moultings.
It alighted before the lady…The knight spoke first: Lady, he said, don’t be afraid. The hawk is a noble bird, although its
secrets are unknown to you. Be reassured and accept me as your love. That he
said is why I came here. I have loved you in my hear never have I loved any
woman but you nor shall I ever love another, yet I couldn’t have come to you or
left my own land had you not asked for me But now I can be you love.
20. It is mainly for our kinship's sake that I
am doing it And you may as well know, I think I am helping a fool in helping
you.
21. It was that very day on which the sun/in awe
of his creator dimmed the ray,/when I was captured,
with my guard astray,/for your fine eyes, my lady, bound me then.
22. Look at this marvel, this bease is humbling itself to me. It has the mind of a man
and its begging me for mercy.
23. Moreover, such terror was struck into the
hearts of men and women by this calamity, that brother abandoned brother, and
the uncle his nephew, and the sister her brother and very often the wife her
husband. What is even worse and nearly incredible is that father and mothers
refused to see and tend their children, as if they had not been theirs.
24. My child," said the old women,
"God, who knows everything, knows that in this you will do well. And if
you did it for no other reason, yet you ans every
other yound women should do it, in order not to waste
the time of your youth, because to those who have any understanding there is no
grief like having wasted time."
25. My dear, I become a werewolf: I go off into
the great forest, in the thickest part of the woods, and I live on the prey I
hunt down." When he had told her everything, she asked further whether he
undressed or kept his clothes on [when he became a werewolf].
26. My fate is very harsh. I’m imprisoned in
this tower and I’ll never leave it unless I die.
27. My good master said to me, "You
do not ask what spirits these are. Now, I want you to know before you go
farther that they did not sin, but having merit was not enough, for they lack
baptism, which is a portal of the faith you hold; and if they lived before
Christianity they did not worship God rightly; among such as these am I
myself."
28. My jailer opens, not, nor locks the door,/nor binds me to her, nor will loose my ties;/Love kills me
not, nor breajste chains I wear,/nor wants me living,
nor will grant me ease."
29. My lord, listen to me!/This beast has stayed
with you,/and there’s not one of us/who hasn’t watched him closely,/hasn’t
traveled with him often./He’s never touched anyone,/or shown any
wickedness,/except to this woman./By the faith that I owe you,/he has some
grudge against her,/and against her husband as well.”
30. Nevertheless, the new prince should not be
too ready of belief, nor too easily set in motion; nor should he himself be the
first to raise arms; but should so temper prudence with kindliness that too
great confidence in others shall not throw him off his guard, nor groundless
distrust render him insupportable.
31. Now so that everyone- both man and woman-
may experience the cares as well as the pleasures of ruling and no one feel any
envy at not sharing them, I think the weight and honor should be given to each
of us in turn for one day. The first shall be elected by all of us. At vespers
he or she shall choose the ruler for the next day, and so on. While their
reigns last these rulers shall arrange where and how we are to spend our
time."
32. Oh how great a marvel appeared to
me/ when I saw three faces on his head!/ The one in
front was fiery red; the two others which were joined to it/ over the midlife
of each shoulder/ were fused together at the top."
33. Said the girl: “Praised be to God! I see I
am better off than you are, since I haven’t such a devil.” “You speak truly,”
said Rustico, “but instead of the devil you have
something else which I haven’t.” “What’s that?” said Alibech.
“You’ve got hell.”
34. She moved not like a mortal,/but as though
she bore an angel's form, her words had/then a sound that simple human voices
lack; a heavenly/spirit, a living sun was what I saw; now, if it is not/so, the
wound's not healed because the bow grows/slack.
35. Then he spoke like one who understands:
"Here you must give up all distrust, here all the
cowardice must end. We have come to the place where I said that you would see
the woeful people who have lost the good of the intellect. And after he had
taken me by the hand, with a cheerful look which comforted me, he drew me
within the secret place [the eternal world].
36. Then she rushed at him and caught the two
ears of his head. “Two ears of shame and mockery,” she said, “if you don’t take
me with you.”
37. Waters fresh and sweet and clear/where the
fair limbs reclined/of the one creature who too me seems woman;/ and gentle tree-trunk where/ with sighs I call to mind/
the leaning side once loved to find a column/ flowers and grass that often/ the
light gown hid from sight/ with the angelic breast:/ airs breathing holy rest/
where Love with those fair eyes opened my heart;/ come, and together grant/ a
hearing to my last lament.
38.
Wife, the Pope has granted me a dispensation to leave you and to
take another wife. Now, since my ancestors were great gentlemen and lords of
this country while yours were always laborers, I intend that you shall no
longer be my wife, but return to Ginanucole’s house
with the dowry you brought me, while I shall bring home another wife I have
found more suitable for me."
39. Woman, what was that fierce shuddering sound
furious in your troubled womb? The weird uproar at your waist hurts the ears of
all who hear it. My heart trembles at some great error or some cruel
injury."
40. You must look after him winter and summer,
and I warn you against one thing.” It is my will that you never get on his back
however great may by your need, for I have sworn a great oath about this now I
would be the death of any man who rides him.