The Works of Mr. Francois Rabelais, Doctor in Physick. Containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Sonne Pantag

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ... place of the house to see the face of the sky, and there beheld the comets, if any were, as likewise the figures, situations, aspects, oppositions and conjunctions of the both fixed starres and planets. Then with his Master did he briefely recapitulate after the manner of the Pythagoreans, that which he had read, seen, learned, done and understood in the whole course of that day. Then prayed they unto God the Creator, in falling down before him, and strengthening their faith towards him, and glorifying him for his boundlesse bounty, and, giving thanks unto him for the time that was past, they recommended themselves to his divine clemency for the future, which being done, they went to bed, and betook themselves to their repose and rest. CHAPTER XXIV How Gargantua spent his Time in rainie Weather If it happened that the weather were any thing cloudie, foul and rainie, all the forenoon was employed, as before specified, according to custom, with this difference only, that they had ajjood clear fire UghteV fonrrppin nf Fwnirp; but after dinner, instead of their wonted exercitations they did abide within, and, by way of Apotherapie, (that is, a making the body healthful by exercise,) did recreate themselves in botteling up of hay, in cleaving and sawing of wood, andin / threshing sheaves of corn at the Barn. Then they studiedAy' the Art of painting or carving; or brought into use the antick iy. play oLJ&bles, as Leonicus hath written of it, and as our good Lf friend Lascaris playeth at it. In playing they examined the passages of ancient Authors, wherein the said play is mentioned, or any metaphore drawn from it. They went likewise to see/ the drawing of mettals, or the casting of great ordnance: how the Lapidaries did work, as also the Goldsmiths and Cutters...