Gargantua and Pantagruel | Page 3

François Rabelais
Paris

Chapter 2.
XXII.--How Panurge served a Parisian lady a trick that pleased her not
very well

Chapter 2.
XXIII.--How Pantagruel departed from Paris, hearing news that the
Dipsodes had invaded the land of the Amaurots; and the cause
wherefore the leagues are so short in France

Chapter 2.
XXIV.--A letter which a messenger brought to Pantagruel from a lady
of Paris, together with the exposition of a posy written in a gold ring

Chapter 2.
XXV.--How Panurge, Carpalin, Eusthenes, and Epistemon, the
gentlemen attendants of Pantagruel, vanquished and discomfited six
hundred and threescore horsemen very cunningly

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XXVI.--How Pantagruel and his company were weary in eating still
salt meats; and how Carpalin went a-hunting to have some venison

Chapter 2.
XXVII.--How Pantagruel set up one trophy in memorial of their valour,
and Panurge another in remembrance of the hares. How Pantagruel
likewise with his farts begat little men, and with his fisgs little women;
and how Panurge broke a great staff over two glasses

Chapter 2.
XXVIII.--How Pantagruel got the victory very strangely over the
Dipsodes and the Giants

Chapter 2.
XXIX.--How Pantagruel discomfited the three hundred giants armed
with free-stone, and Loupgarou their captain

Chapter 2.
XXX.--How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by
Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the
damned people in hell

Chapter 2.
XXXI.--How Pantagruel entered into the city of the Amaurots, and how
Panurge married King Anarchus to an old lantern-carrying hag, and
made him a crier of green sauce

Chapter 2.
XXXII.--How Pantagruel with his tongue covered a whole army, and
what the author saw in his mouth

Chapter 2.
XXXIII.--How Pantagruel became sick, and the manner how he was
recovered

Chapter 2.
XXXIV.--The conclusion of this present book, and the excuse of the
author

THE THIRD BOOK.
Francois Rabelais to the Soul of the Deceased Queen of Navarre
The Author's Prologue

Chapter 3.
I.--How Pantagruel transported a colony of Utopians into Dipsody

Chapter 3.
II.--How Panurge was made Laird of Salmigondin in Dipsody, and did
waste his revenue before it came in

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III.--How Panurge praiseth the debtors and borrowers

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IV.--Panurge continueth his discourse in the praise of borrowers and
lenders

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V.--How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the debtors and borrowers

Chapter 3.
VI.--Why new married men were privileged from going to the wars

Chapter 3.
VII.--How Panurge had a flea in his ear, and forbore to wear any longer
his magnificent codpiece

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VIII.--Why the codpiece is held to be the chief piece of armour
amongst warriors

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IX.--How Panurge asketh counsel of Pantagruel whether he should
marry, yea, or no

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X.--How Pantagruel representeth unto Panurge the difficulty of giving

advice in the matter of marriage; and to that purpose mentioneth
somewhat of the Homeric and Virgilian lotteries

Chapter 3.
XI.--How Pantagruel showeth the trial of one's fortune by the throwing
of dice to be unlawful

Chapter 3.
XII.--How Pantagruel doth explore by the Virgilian lottery what
fortune Panurge shall have in his marriage

Chapter 3.
XIII.--How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to try the future good or bad
luck of his marriage by dreams

Chapter 3.
XIV.--Panurge's dream, with the interpretation thereof

Chapter 3.
XV.--Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery
concerning powdered beef

Chapter 3.
XVI.--How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to consult with the Sibyl of
Panzoust

Chapter 3.
XVII.--How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust

Chapter 3.
XVIII.--How Pantagruel and Panurge did diversely expound the verses
of the Sibyl of Panzoust

Chapter 3.
XIX.--How Pantagruel praiseth the counsel of dumb men

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XX.--How Goatsnose by signs maketh answer to Panurge

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XXI.--How Panurge consulteth with an old French poet, named
Raminagrobis

Chapter 3.
XXII.--How Panurge patrocinates and defendeth the Order of the
Begging Friars

Chapter 3.
XXIII.--How Panurge maketh the motion of a return to Raminagrobis

Chapter 3.
XXIV.--How Panurge consulteth with Epistemon

Chapter 3.
XXV.--How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa

Chapter 3.
XXVI.--How Panurge consulteth with Friar John of the Funnels

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XXVII.--How Friar John merrily and sportingly counselleth Panurge

Chapter 3.

XXVIII.--How Friar John comforteth Panurge in the doubtful matter of
cuckoldry

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XXIX.--How Pantagruel convocated together a theologian, physician,
lawyer, and philosopher, for extricating Panurge out of the perplexity
wherein he was

Chapter 3.
XXX.--How the theologue, Hippothadee, giveth counsel to Panurge in
the matter and business of his nuptial enterprise

Chapter 3.
XXXI.--How the physician Rondibilis counselleth Panurge

Chapter 3.
XXXII.--How Rondibilis declareth cuckoldry to be naturally one of the
appendances of marriage

Chapter 3.
XXXIII.--Rondibilis the physician's
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