The Golden Asse eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 277 pages of information about The Golden Asse.

The Golden Asse eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 277 pages of information about The Golden Asse.
he was received and entertained into the house as one of their chiefe and principall friends:  Howbeit under cloake of a faithfull welwiller, hee dissimuled his mischievous mind and intent:  in continuance of time by much familiarity and often conversation and banketting together, he fell more and more in favour, like as we see it fortuneth to Lovers, who first doe little delight themselves in love:  till as by continuall acquaintance they kisse and imbrace each other.  Thrasillus perceiving that it was a hard matter to breake his minde secretly to Charites, whereby he was wholly barred from the accomplishment of his luxurious appetite, and on the other side perceiving that the love of her and her husband was so strongly lincked together, that the bond betweene them might in no wise be dissevered, moreover, it was a thing impossible to ravish her, although he had consented thereto, yet was hee still provoked forward by vehement lust, when as hee saw himselfe unable to bring his purpose to passe.  Howbeit at length the thing which seemed so hard and difficill, thorough hope of his fortified love, did now appeare easie and facill:  but marke I pray you diligently to what end the furious force of his inordinate desire came.  On a day Lepolemus went to the chase with Thrasillus, to hunt for Goates, for his wife Charites desired him earnestly to meddle with no other beasts, which were of more fierce and wilde nature.  When they were come within the chase to a great thicket fortressed about with bryers and thornes, they compassed round with their Dogs and beset every place with nets:  by and by warning was given to let loose.  The Dogs rushed in with such a cry, that all the Forrest rang againe with the noyse, but behold there leaped out no Goat, nor Deere, nor gentle Hinde, but an horrible and dangerous wild Boare, hard and thicke skinned, bristeled terribly with thornes, foming at the mouth, grinding his teeth, and looking direfully with fiery eyes.  The Dogs that first set upon him, he tare and rent with his tuskes, and then he ranne quite through the nets, and escaped away.  When wee saw the fury of this beast, wee were greatly striken with feare, and because wee never accustomed to chase such dreadfull Boares, and further because we were unarmed and without weapons, we got and hid our selves under bushes and trees.  Then Thrasillus having found opportunity to worke his treason, said to Lepolemus:  What stand we here amazed?  Why show we our selves like dastards?  Why leese we so worthy a prey with our feminine hearts?  Let us mount upon our Horses, and pursue him incontinently:  take you a hunting staffe, and I will take a chasing speare.  By and by they leaped upon their Horses, and followed the beast.  But hee returning against them with furious force, pryed with his eyes, on whom hee might first assayle with his tuskes:  Lepolemus strooke the beast first on the backe with his hunting staffe.  Thrasillus faining to ayde and assist him, came behind,
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