crossbow-strings

Updated: May 7, 2025

Nay, said the monk, I do a great deal more than that; for whilst we are in despatching our matins and anniversaries in the choir, I make withal some crossbow-strings, polish glass bottles and bolts, I twist lines and weave purse nets wherein to catch coneys. I am never idle. But now, hither come, some drink, some drink here! Bring the fruit.

François Rabelais - Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1