. The Nights of Straparola. Cl)e faUts and Cmgmas of £@e00er (S^iouanni jTranccsco %traparola Da Caiatiaggio,. LREADY the sister of the sun had begun her reignin the sky over the forests and the gloomy gorges ofthe hills, and showed her golden circle over the halfof heaven ; already the car of Phoebus had sunkbeneath the western wave, the moving stars hadlighted their lamps, and the pretty birds, ceasing theirpleasant songs and bickerings, sought repose in their nests set amongstthe green boughs, when the ladies and the gallant youths as well meton the third evening in the accustomed spot to r
. The Nights of Straparola. Cl)e faUts and Cmgmas of £@e00er (S^iouanni jTranccsco %traparola Da Caiatiaggio,. LREADY the sister of the sun had begun her reignin the sky over the forests and the gloomy gorges ofthe hills, and showed her golden circle over the halfof heaven ; already the car of Phoebus had sunkbeneath the western wave, the moving stars hadlighted their lamps, and the pretty birds, ceasing theirpleasant songs and bickerings, sought repose in their nests set amongstthe green boughs, when the ladies and the gallant youths as well meton the third evening in the accustomed spot to renewtheir as soon as they were all seated according to their rank, the SignoraLucretia commanded that the vase should be brought forth as before,and in it she caused to be placed the names of five damsels, who,according to the order determined by lot, should that evening tell inturn their stories. The first name which was drawn from the vasewas that of Cateruzza, the second that of Arianna, the third that ofLauretta, the fourth that of Alteria, and the fifth that of the Sign
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