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So Chretien de Troyes maintains that one ought always to study and strive to speak well and teach the right; and he derives from a story of adventure a pleasing argument whereby it may be proved and known that he is not wise who does not make liberal use of his knowledge so long as God may give him grace. SO CRETINE DETOIS MAINTAINS THAT ONE OUGHT ALWAYS TO STUDY AND STRIVE TO SPEAK WELL AND TEACH THE RIGHT AND HE DERIVES FROM A STORY OF ADVENTURE A PLEASING ARGUMENT WHEREBY IT MAY BE PROVED AND KNOWN THAT HE IS NOT WISE WHO DOES NOT MAKE LIBERAL USE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE SO LONG AS GOD MAY GIVE HIM GRACE
thered up and fused with the Ovidian doctrine into a highly complicated but perfectly definite statement of the ideal relations of the sexes. Nowhere in the vulgar tongues can a better statement of these relations be found than in "Cliges." So we leave Chretien to speak across the ages for himself and his generation. He is to be read as a story-teller rather than as a poet, as a casuist rather than as a philosopher. But when all deductions are made, his significance as a literary artist and as the founder of a precious literary tradition distinguishes him from all other poets of the Latin races between the close of the Empire and the arrival of Dante. --W. W. COMFORT. EREC ET ENIDE [11] (Vv. 1-26.) The rustic's proverb says that many a thing is despised that is worth much more than is supposed. Therefore he does well who makes the most of whatever intelligence he may possess. For he who neglects this concern may likely omit to say something which would subsequently give great pleasure.  THIS IS A LIVER BOX RECORDING ALL LIVER BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVER BOX DOT ORK READ BY M J ERIC N AND NEED BY CRECHIENNE DETOIS TRANSLATED BY W COMFORT THE RUSTIC'S PROVERB SAYS THAT MANY A THING IS DESPISED THAT IS WORTH MUCH MORE THAN IS SUPPOSED THEREFORE HE DOES WELL WHO MAKES THE MOST OF WHATEVER INTELLIGENCE HE MAY POSSESS FOR HE WHO NEGLECTS THIS CONCERN MAY LIKELY OMIT TO SAY SOMETHING WHICH WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY GIVE GREAT PLEASURE
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