袋鼠小说

*PRECES DE CHAUCERES**PRAYER OF CHAUCER*（第1页）

nowprayitoyouallthathearthislittletreatiseorreadit，thatiftherebeanythinginitthatlikesthem，thatthereoftheythankourlordjesuschrist，ofwhomproceedethallwitandallgoodness;andiftherebeanythingthatdispleaseththem，ipraythemalsothattheyarette[impute]ittothedefaultofmineunconning[unskilfulness]，andnottomywill，thatwouldfainhavesaidbetterifihadhadconning;forthebooksaith，allthatiswrittenforourdoctrineiswritten。whereforeibeseechyoumeeklyforthemercyofgodthatyeprayforme，thatgodhavemercyonmeandforgivememyguilts，andnamely[specially]mytranslationsandofindiinworldlyvanities，whichirevokeinmyretractions，asisthebookoftroi露s，thebookalsooffame，thebookoftwenty-fiveladies，thebookoftheduchess，thebookofsaintvalentinesdayandoftheparliamentofbirds，thetalesofcanterbury，allthosethatsounenuntosin，[aresinful，tendtowardssin]thebookofthelion，andmanyotherbooks，iftheywereinmymindorremembrance，andmanyasongandmanyalecherouslay，ofthewhichchristforhisgreatmercyforgivemethesins。butofthetranslationofboecedeconsolatione，andotherbooksofconsolationandoflegendoflivesofsaints，andhomilies，andralities，anddevotion，thatthankiourlordjesuschrist，andhisther，andallthesaintsinheaven，beseechingthemthattheyfromhencefort混♂tomylifesendsendmegracetobewailmyguilts，andtostudytothesalvationofmysoul，andgrantmegraceandspaceofveryrepentance，penitence，confession，andsatisfaction，todointhispresentlife，throughthebenigngraceofhimthatiskingofkingsandpriestofallpriests，thatboughtuswithhispreciousbloodofhisheart，sothatimaybeoneofthematthedayofdoomthatshallbesaved:quicumpatreetspiritusanctovivisetregnasdeusperomniasecula。amen。

thegenuinenessandrealsignificanceofthis"prayerofchaucer，"usuallycalledhis"retractation，"havebeenwarmlydisputed。ontheonehand，ithasbeendeclaredthatthenksforgedtheretractation。andprocureditsinsertionangtheworksofthemanwhohaddonesomuchtoexposetheirabusesandignorance，andtoweakentheirholdonpopularcredulity:ontheotherhand，chaucerhimselfatthecloseofhislife，issaidtohavegreatlylamentedtheribaldryandtheattacksontheclergywhichmarkedespecially"thecanterburytales，"andtohavedrawnupaformalretractationofwhichthe"prayer"iseitheracopyoranabridgment。thebeginningandendofthe"prayer，"astyrwhittpointsout，areintoneandtermsquiteappropriateintheuthoftheparson，whiletheycarryonthesubjectofwhichhehasbeentrea;and，despitethefactthatmrwrightholdsthecontraryopinion，tyrwhittseemstobejustifiedinsetdownthe"retractation"asinterpolatedintothecloseoftheparsonstale。ofthecircumstancesunderwhichtheinterpolationwasmade，orthecausesbywhichitwasdictated，littleornothingcannowbeconfidentlyaffirmed;buttheagreementofthemanuscriptsandtheearlyeditionsingivingit，renderitimpossibletodiscarditperemptorilyasadeclarationofprudishorofinterestedregret，withwhichchaucerhimselfhadnothingwhatevertodo。

"[you]whowiththefatherandtheholyspiritlivestandreignestgodforeverandever。amen。"

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