tion>Giovanni Boccaccio
The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10)
Containing an hundred pleasant Novels
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066232986
Table of Contents
THE SIXT DAY, Governed under Madame Eliza.
THE SEAVENTH DAY, Governed under the Regiment of Dioneus .
THE EIGHTH DAY, Governed under Madame Lauretta .
THE NINTH DAY, Governed under Madame Æmillia.
THE TENTH DAY, Governed under Pamphilus.
The First Novell.
The Second Novell.
The Fourth Novell.
The Fift Novell.
The Sixth Novell.
The Seventh Novell.
The Eighth Novell.
The Ninth Novell.
The Tenth Novell.
The Seventh Day.
The First Novell.
The Second Novell.
The Third Novell.
The Fourth Novell.
The fift Novell.
The Sixth Novell.
The Eight Novell.
The Ninth Novell.
THE EIGHT DAY.
The First Novell.
The Second Novell.
The Third Novell.
The Fift Novell.
The Sixt Novell.
The Seventh Novell.
The Eight Novell.
The Ninth Novell.
The Tenth Novell.
THE NINTH DAY.
The First Novell.
The Second Novell.
The Third Novell.
The fourth Novell.
The fift Novell.
The Sixt Novell.
The Seventh Novell.
The Eight Novell.
The Ninth Novell.
The Tenth Novell.
The Tenth and last Day.
The First Novell.
The second Novell.
The third Novell.
The Fourth Novell.
The fift Novell.
The Sixt Novell.
The Seventh Novell.
The eight Novell.
The Ninth Novell.
The Tenth Novell.
Having (by your Honorable command) translated this Decameron, or Cento Novelle, sirnamed Il Principe Galeotto, of ten dayes severall discourses, grounded on variable and singuler Arguments, happening betweene seaven Noble Ladies, and three very Honourable Gentlemen: Although not attyred in such elegantcy of phrase, or nice curiosity of stile, as a quicker and more sprightly wit could have performed, but in such home-borne language, as my ability could stretch unto; yet it commeth (in all duty) to kisse your Noble hand, and to shelter it selfe under your Gracious protection, though not from the leering eye, and over-lavish tongue of snarling Envy; yet from the power of his blasting poyson, and malice of his machinations.
To the Reader.
Bookes (Courteous Reader) may rightly be compared to Gardens; wherein, let the painfull Gardiner expresse never so much care and diligent endeavour; yet among the very fairest, sweetest, and freshest
