" My story, gracious ladies, will not be of folk of so high a rank as those of whom Elisa has told us, but perchance ‘twill not be less touching. ’Tis brought to my mind by the recent mention of Messina, where the matter befell. "

― Giovanni Boccaccio , The Decameron and Collected Works of Giovanni Boccaccio (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Nine Book 2)