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1 Ind | might see them lying in no meane numbers. Afterward,~ ~Bieres 2 Ind | Predecessors?~ ~ It is no meane breach to my braine, to 3 Ind | spreading~ ~Trees, affoording no meane delight to the eye. On the 4 Ind | smiles and singing,~ ~(I meane, as may fittest agree with 5 Ind | such things as are without meane or measure, are subject 6 1, 1| this word Chappelet might meane, esteeming~ ~he should be 7 1, 1| betooke my selfe~ ~to a meane estate of Merchandise, desiring 8 1, 1| neighbors, who~ ~with no meane shame of the world, would 9 1, 2| better then mine, as with no meane~ ~paines thou endevourest 10 1, 3| might redound to his no~ ~meane danger, thus he replied.~ ~ 11 1, 5| selfe, what the King might meane by his private~ ~visitation, 12 1, 5| home, and it to bee no~ ~meane barre to his apter entertainement: 13 1, 6| bagges swolne up full with no meane abundance: Cum gladijs~ ~ 14 1, 9| love and kindnesse of~ ~no meane merrit, comming from a man 15 2, 1| matter,~ ~yea, and to his no meane danger beside. As you shall 16 2, 1| notwithstanding his poore and meane condition, he was generally~ ~ 17 2, 1| them to the~ ~Palace, no meane crowds thronging after him, 18 2, 3| that Alessandro was in no~ ~meane admiration, when hee heard, 19 2, 3| commending~ ~her with no meane admiration. In like manner 20 2, 4| shall be found in you, I meane~ ~to discharge mine owne 21 2, 5| imaginations, and to make no meane estimation of himselfe: 22 2, 5| questionlesse) she was a Lady of no meane esteeme, and he more then~ ~ 23 2, 6| well hope to recover no meane happines in Sicily.~ ~Soone 24 2, 7| It is a matter of no meane difficulty (vertuous Ladies) 25 2, 7| over-ruling, which was no meane dismay to the poore Lady~ ~ 26 2, 7| forbidden her: and no meane store having beene lately 27 2, 7| now to~ ~be freed from no meane perill, which (otherwise) 28 2, 7| knowne to many, with no~ ~meane mervaile how he should bee 29 2, 7| stay, as in a place of no meane security. And (as before) 30 2, 7| way as he went. In~ ~the meane space, the servant to Osbech, 31 2, 7| Language: a matter of no meane comfort~ ~to her, who constrainedly 32 2, 7| depart from~ ~you with no meane comfort.~ ~ The friendly 33 2, 7| honour to you, and no~ ~meane benefite to me: which kindnesse 34 2, 8| man or woman of poore and meane estate, having no other 35 2, 8| life: but yet it was no meane griefe to them, if it should 36 2, 8| condition: and if some~ ~meane bee not wrought, according 37 2, 8| him; for she helde it no meane blemish to her~ ~honour, 38 2, 9| Philosopher, and like a Merchant I meane to answer thee. I am not 39 2, 9| because he reaped~ ~thereby no meane benefit. And who should 40 2, 9| continued there with no meane~ ~contentment.~ ~ Much did 41 2, 9| especiall in poore and meane order, which soone was better 42 2, 9| place appointed, to his no meane torment: he not~ ~onely 43 2, 10| wealthy, laboured with no meane paines, to enjoy a faire 44 3, 1| would redound to his no meane detriment.~ ~Whereupon, 45 3, 2| Horse, being a man but of meane and low quality, though 46 3, 2| this did he esteeme as no meane happinesse to him,~ ~to 47 3, 2| for,~ ~though he be but of meane and base condition, yet 48 3, 3| concerned in this Novel, I meane not to make manifest,~ ~ 49 3, 3| conceiving, that no man of meane condition (how rich soever) 50 3, 3| will redound to your no meane danger.~ ~ The Gentleman, 51 3, 4| to entreat him~ ~(with no meane instance) to acquaint him 52 3, 5| Therefore, I~ ~account it no meane folly in them, who (upon 53 3, 5| are not of my opinion; I meane that you shall perceive 54 3, 5| named Ricciardo, derived of meane birth, but very wealthy, 55 3, 5| to her selfe. What doe I meane?~ ~Wherefore is my youth? 56 3, 7| and he had kept with no meane care: and shewing~ ~it to 57 3, 7| And because it will be no meane~ ~honor to you, to lay the 58 3, 7| of him, and therefore I meane my~ ~selfe to shew him. 59 3, 8| man, and I a woman~ ~of so meane worth or merit; what sufficient 60 3, 8| word against her. In the~ ~meane while, and till their anger 61 3, 8| reported by him, caused no meane~ ~admiration in the people, 62 3, 9| could not~ ~compasse any meane; of escaping. Her yeares 63 3, 9| Father, and a Physitian of no meane fame, all the~ ~while he 64 3, 9| yet in regard of her~ ~meane birth, which he held as 65 3, 9| her~ ~impatience with no meane discretion, and hoping by 66 3, 9| Gentlewoman, but very poore and meane in substance,~ ~yet of honest 67 3, 10| about them, to their no meane, pleasure and contentment, 68 3, Song| their~ ~Chambers, where we meane to leave them untill the 69 4, 1| sufficiently, that holding it no meane happinesse to be affected 70 4, 1| Guiscardo, one of~ ~very meane and base descent, and by 71 4, 1| alledge, that he is but meane and~ ~poore; I confesse 72 4, 1| dayes evermore despised, I~ ~meane, to become cruell; use your 73 4, 2| leaving Lisetta in no~ ~meane pride of imagination, that 74 4, 2| and who holdes~ ~it in no meane estimation, you would then 75 4, 2| had left~ ~behind him, I meane the Friars hood and Cowle, 76 4, 2| behaviour: they~ ~left her in no meane discomfort, returning home 77 4, 2| cannot easily be found: I meane (to~ ~the end you may not 78 4, 3| Narnaldo Civida, a man but of meane condition, yet cleare in~ ~ 79 4, 3| conceale it selfe to you, I meane to acquaint~ ~you with an 80 4, 4| beside,~ ~flourished with no meane commendations throughout 81 4, 5| continuall exercise, to the~ ~no meane admiration of her bretheren, 82 4, 6| evidently in their sleepe.~ ~ I meane not to commend either the 83 4, 7| AS WELL UPON POORE AND MEANE~ ~ PERSONS, AS ON THEM THAT 84 4, 8| compassion,~ ~and danted with no meane admiration, they stood strangely 85 4, 9| friends. The one of~ ~them, I meane Messer Guiglielmo de Rossilione, 86 4, 10| were served to their no meane~ ~contentment: but being 87 5, 1| kinde of life in him, was no meane burthen of greefe~ ~unto 88 5, 1| speaking word, and in no meane admiration, as if he had 89 5, 1| deliverance. But in the meane time, while Pasimondo was 90 5, 1| there they lived in no meane~ ~joy and contentment: albeit 91 5, 2| King of Thunis~ ~made no meane preparation for his owne 92 5, 2| rich, and seated in no~ ~meane place of authority. Now 93 5, 3| and his wife, with such meane cates as their~ ~provision 94 5, 3| residing there; which was no meane comfort to poore Pedro,~ ~ 95 5, 5| Novell out of Romania: I~ ~meane to walke with him in the 96 5, 6| WHICH HE ESCAPETH WITH NO MEANE~ ~ DIFFICULTY.~ ~ ~ ~ Guion 97 5, 6| and recompence with no meane rewards?~ ~ When the King 98 5, 7| observed it, and to her no meane contentment, as it appeared 99 5, 8| uncouth sight, bred in him no meane admiration,~ ~as also kinde 100 5, 9| revenewes~ ~whereof were so meane, as scarcely allowed him 101 5, 9| selfe your guest, and meane this day to dine with as 102 5, 9| would gladly (though in meane measure)~ ~expresse his 103 5, 9| disabled me, in bestowing so meane a gift, as your selfe will~ ~ 104 5, 9| sicke Sonne; it~ ~is no meane affliction to me, that I 105 5, 10| City. His~ ~wife (in the meane while) had a young man whom 106 5, 10| able to resist. Well, I meane to be advised in this~ ~ 107 5, 10| others, and to their no meane owne commendation. Now, 108 5, 10| shall tend~ ~thereto. I meane of such persons, either 109 6, 1| is required, which is no meane disgrace to us women.~ ~ 110 6, 1| sufficiently~ ~of this matter, I meane not to presse it any further: 111 6, 2| Fortune had humbled him to so meane a condition, yet shee~ ~ 112 6, 2| having~ ~respect to his owne meane degree, and the condition 113 6, 2| yesterday. And~ ~because I meane to bee a Skinker no longer, 114 6, 4| and Hounds, taking no~ ~meane delight in such pleasures 115 6, 10| heads, with Crosses of no meane extendure:~ ~affirming to 116 6, 10| compleate. Neverthelesse, I meane, that my~ ~government shal 117 7, 1| Frederigo, who was no meane man in his Mistresses favor, 118 7, 1| for a better guest. In the meane~ ~time, and while John was 119 7, 2| what a woman (though but of meane~ ~qualitie) did to her husband, 120 7, 2| lived in Naples, an honest meane man, who~ ~did take to Wife, 121 7, 2| met together, to their no meane delight and~ ~contentation, 122 7, 3| their holy Convent. In the meane while, as~ ~Friar Reynard 123 7, 4| the~ ~Welles side. In the meane while, his wife gotte into 124 7, 5| case: by devising some one meane or other (if any at all 125 7, 5| let me alone with him, I meane to fit him with that which 126 7, 5| and who he is, or else I meane to cut your throate.~ ~ 127 7, 5| humor, thou hast eclipsed no meane part of my~ ~glory, and 128 7, 6| she~ ~began. There are no meane store of people who say ( 129 7, 7| conferred with her in the meane while. Afterward, Lodovico~ ~ 130 7, 7| mee, I will~ ~reveale no meane secret unto you.~ ~ So, 131 7, 7| houre a yeare.~ ~ In the meane while; Egano returned home 132 7, 7| thine, and beleeve mee, I meane~ ~to follow it effectually. 133 7, 8| the bed, which was no~ ~meane mollestation to her, being 134 7, 8| thee yet; for, although I~ ~meane not now to beate thee any 135 7, 8| know not what you say, or meane, nor wherein my Husband~ ~ 136 7, 9| Wicked woman, What doest thou meane? And thou~ ~villain Pyrrhus, 137 7, 10| and Tingoccio gave he no~ ~meane commendations; yet, carefully 138 8, 1| of the Crownes.~ ~ In the meane while, Gulfardo having determined 139 8, 2| wives. And~ ~therefore, I meane to tell you a tale of a 140 8, 3| happy an adventure: did not meane to speake~ ~one word to 141 8, 6| a pretty tale~ ~which I meane to tell ow, and in what 142 8, 7| canst never restore me, I meane mine honour. And~ ~consider 143 8, 7| downe to sleepe.~ ~ In the meane while, Madame Helena remaining 144 8, 7| not strong enough to do, I meane~ ~the ending of my loathed 145 8, 7| of her, which is to me no meane discomfort.~ ~ But can you ( 146 8, 9| Travailing to Corsica might meane: entreating~ ~Bruno with 147 8, 9| cloathed in~ ~such simple and meane Garments, as ordinarily 148 8, 9| acquaint with a secret of~ ~no meane moment. And such a faithfull 149 8, 9| which he may~ ~learne no meane wisedome. When the matter 150 8, 9| to carry a close mouth, I meane the true Charracter of taciturnitie.~ ~ 151 8, 9| and command: so that not~ ~meane people onely, but even the 152 8, 10| singular deceits: yet I meane to tel you one,~ ~that may 153 8, 10| businesse of import. In the meane while, let me entreate thee~ ~ 154 9, 5| out of himselfe. In the meane while, Phillippo,~ ~Buffalmaco 155 9, 5| away with Nello in no meane haste. Bruno seeing her 156 9, 6| long~ ~since) an honest meane man, who kept a poore Inne 157 9, 6| Assuredly this will procure no meane perill~ ~unto thee: Come 158 9, 10| to him.~ ~ Sir, it is no meane charge which you are to 159 10, 3| this house,~ ~for I never meane to visit it any more; with 160 10, 3| high an enterprise, I~ ~meane, in being liberall and bountifull 161 10, 4| former dayes, I never~ ~meane, either here, or any where 162 10, 4| the very same~ ~custome I meane now to observe here in our 163 10, 4| instant houre, to the no meane admiration of all the~ ~ 164 10, 4| further to say: but in the meane while, Nicoluccio, the~ ~ 165 10, 4| againe.~ ~Nicoluccio, with no meane joy and hearty contentment 166 10, 5| and may be~ ~done, as I meane to make good unto you, by 167 10, 6| speake of one, a~ ~man of no meane ranke or quality, being 168 10, 6| treasons; all which are no meane motives to care and~ ~needfull 169 10, 7| owne condition, being but meane and humble in degree; whereby 170 10, 7| daughter Lisana. In the meane space, the Queene also came 171 10, 8| manner they lived, to the no meane comfort of Chremes, hardly~ ~ 172 10, 8| indeede, and (to the no meane affliction~ ~of his friend) 173 10, 8| Scholler, in appearance meane enough, yet I am not~ ~descended 174 10, 9| Gentlemen to receive these meane~ ~trifies, such as you see 175 10, 9| degree. It were to me no meane favour of our Gods, (seeing 176 10, 10| LIKEWISE TO POORE~ ~ AND MEANE WOMEN, TO BE PATIENT IN 177 10, 10| inclinations of parents; I meane of the Father, and much 178 10, 10| hands, he took off her meane wearing garments, smocke 179 10, 10| her~ ~Daughter, to the no meane marvell of the Marquesse,