![]() ![]() (Interestingly, Virginius's wife isn't named, and apparently has almost no role in the story). The Physician's Tale The Physician's Tale is about a knight named Virginius and his daughter, Virginia. He wore bright red and blue clothes made of the finest woven silk, but he saved the rest of his money because he really loved gold more than anything else. He ate simple food that was nutritious and easy to digest-nothing more -and he mostly read the Bible. He and the pharmacists had quite the racket going and were quick to prescribe drugs so that they’d both profit. Once he’d figured out which disease his patient had, he immediately gave him the cure. He knew the cause of every disease and where it came from. ![]() He knew the movement of the planets and had studied all the great theories of disease and medicine. This doctor knew astrology and the workings of the natural world and would only treat his patients when it was astrologically safe to do so. Scarica The physician - The canterbury tales e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! INTERROGAZIONE INGLESE THE DOCTOR, GENERAL PROLOGUE There was also a medical DOCTOR with us, the best doctor in the whole world. ![]()
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