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" I have no women with me able to set out the rooms, and do many other things which are requisite on so solemn an occasion. As, therefore, thou art best acquainted with the state of the house, I would have thee make such provision as thou shalt judge proper,... "
Stories of Boccaccio (The Decameron) ...: Including Also Ye Merry Tale, Now ... - Page 522
by Giovanni Boccaccio - 1903 - 529 pages
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The Decameron, Or, Ten Days' Entertainment, of Boccaccio:, Volume 4

Giovanni Boccaccio - 1822 - 260 pages
...therefore, thou art best acquainted with the ttale of th* house, I would have thee make such provision as thou shalt judge proper, and invite what ladies...wert mistress of the house ; and when the marriage i> ended, return thee home to thy father's again." Though these words pierced like daggers to the heart...
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Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight, Volume 2

Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...therefore, thou art best acquainted with the state of the house, I would have thee make such provision as thou shalt judge proper, and invite what ladies...mistress of the house, and, when the marriage is ended, return thee home to thy father's again." Though these words pierced like daggers to the heart of Griselda,...
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Chambers's pocket miscellany, Volumes 16-18

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 602 pages
...art best acquainted with the state of the house, I would have theemake such provision as thou shall judge proper, and invite what ladies thou wilt, even...mistress of the house ; and when the marriage is ended, return thee home to thy father's again.' Though these words pierced like daggers to the heart of Griselda,...
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Chambers's Pocket Miscellany, Volumes 17-18

1854 - 400 pages
...therefore, thon art best acquainted with the state of the house, I would have thee make such provision as thou shalt judge proper, and invite what ladies...mistress of the house ; and when the marriage is ended, return thee home to thy father's again.' Though these words pierced like daggers to the heart of Griselda,...
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The Decameron; Or, Ten Days' Entertainment of Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio - 1855 - 626 pages
...therefore, thou art best acquainted with the state of the house, I would have thee make such provision as thou shalt judge proper, and invite what ladies...thy father's again." Though these words pierced like daggBrlTto tne'heart of Grriselda, who was unable to part with her love for theTp"riĀ»ee-so easily...
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Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight, Volume 1

Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...wilt, even as though thou wert mistress of the house, and, when the marriage is ended, return thco home to thy father's again." Though these words pierced like daggers to the heart of Grisclda, who was unable to part with her love for the prince so easily as she had done her great fortune,...
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Brides and Bridals, Volume 2

John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1873 - 388 pages
...therefore, thou art best acquainted with the state of the house, I would have thee make such provision as thou shalt judge proper, and invite what ladies...marriage is ended, get thee home to thy father's again.' Griselda answers, ' My lord, I am ready to fulfil all your commands.' Having thus accepted a servant's...
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The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Volume 8

Henry Cabot Lodge, Francis Whiting Halsey - 1909 - 276 pages
...therefore, thou art best acquainted with the state of the house, I would have thee make such provision as thou shalt judge proper, and invite what ladies thou wilt, even as tho thou wert mistress of the house, and when the marriage is ended get thee home to thy father's again."...
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A Selection from the World's Greatest Short Stories: Illustrative of the ...

Sherwin Cody - 1913 - 430 pages
...of my establishment, I wish thee to make what provision is required, invite what ladies thou wilt, and when the marriage is ended, get thee home to thy father's again." " My lord, I am ready to fulfil your commands," she answered quietly. So she went in her coarse dress...
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The Decameron, Volume 4

Giovanni Boccaccio - 1914 - 418 pages
...thee make such provision as thou shalt judge proper, invite what ladies thou wilt, and receive them as though thou wert mistress of the house; and when the marriage is ended, thou mayst return home to thy father's again." Though these words pierced like daggers to the heart...
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