Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Desiderius Erasmus
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Christian Salutation, borrow'd from the _Jews_: but yet not to be
rejected. And of the like Kind is, A happy Life to you. _Sal._ Hail Master. _Ans._ In truth I had rather have than crave. _Sal._ [Greek: Chaire]. _Ans._ Remember you are at _Basil_, and not _Athens_. _Sal._ How do you then dare to speak _Latin_ when you are not at _Rome_? * * * * * _Forms of well Wishing_. And to wish well is a Sort of Salutation. _To a Woman with Child_. God send you a good Delivery, and that you may make your Husband Father of a fine Child. May the Virgin Mother make you a happy Mother. I wish that this swell'd Belly may asswage happily. Heaven grant that this Burthen you carry, whatsoever it is, may have as easy an out-coming as it had an in-going. God give you a good Time. _To Guests_. |
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