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She is my delight and my pastime, she is my joy and comfort, my wealth and my treasure, and I love nothing so much as her own precious self." SHE IS MY DELIGHT AND MY PASTIME SHE IS MY JOY AND COMFORT MY WEALTH AND MY TREASURE AND I LOVE NOTHING SO MUCH AS HER OWN PRECIOUS SELF
e lost or mortgaged or sold all my land. [19] And yet she would be well enough dressed if I allowed her to accept everything that people wish to give her. The lord of this castle himself would have dressed her in becoming fashion and would have done her every manner of favour, for she is his niece and he is a count. And there is no nobleman in this region, however rich and powerful, who would not willingly have taken her to wife had I given my consent. But I am waiting yet for some better occasion, when God shall bestow still greater honour upon her, when fortune shall bring hither some king or count who shall lead her away, for there is under Heaven no king or count who would be ashamed of my daughter, who is so wondrous fair that her match cannot be found. Fair, indeed, she is; but yet greater far than her beauty, is her intelligence. God never created any one so discreet and of such open heart. When I have my daughter beside me, I don't care a marble about all the rest of the world.  INVOLVED IN WAR THAT I HAVE LOST OR MORTGAGED OR SOLD ALL MY LAND AND YET SHE WOULD BE WELL ENOUGH DRESSED IF I ALLOWED HER TO ACCEPT EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE WISHED TO GIVE HER THE LORD OF THIS CASTLE HIMSELF WOULD HAVE DRESSED HER IN BECOMING FASHION AND WOULD HAVE DONE HER EVERY MANNER OF FAVOUR FOR SHE IS HIS NIECE AND HE IS A COUNT BUT THERE IS NO NOBLEMAN IN THIS REGION HOWEVER RICH AND POWERFUL WHO WOULD NOT WILLINGLY HAVE TAKEN HER TO WHITE HAD I GIVEN MY CONSENT BUT I AM WAITING FOR SOME BETTER OCCASION WHEN GOD SHALL BESTOW STILL GREATER HONOR UPON HER WHEN FORTUNE SHALL BRING HITHER SOME KING OR COUNT WHO SHALL LEAD HER AWAY FOR THERE IS UNDER HEAVEN NO KING OR COUNT WHO WOULD BE ASHAMED OF MY DAUGHTER WHO IS SO WONDROUS FAIR THAT HER MATCH CANNOT BE FOUND FAIR INDEED IS SHE BUT YET GREATER FAR THAN HER BEAUTY IS HER INTELLIGENCE GOD NEVER CREATED ANY ONE SO DISCREET AND OF SUCH OPEN HEART WHEN I HAVE MY DAUGHTER BESIDE ME I DON'T CARE A MARVEL ABOUT ALL THE REST OF THE WORLD
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