True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal part 7
Mrs. Bargrave never varies in her story, which puzzles those who doubt of the truth, or are unwilling to believe it. A servant in...
Two Miracles part 4
In contrast with all this solemnity, the frivolous minded were indulging in one of their native dances, the “duru-duru,” on the opposite side of...
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 1
Jesop (6th Century, B.C.?)
Jesop was “not a poet,” says Gilbert Murray, “but the legendary author of a particular type of story.” This type is...
True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal part 8
And Mrs. Veal`s often drawing her hands over her eyes, and asking Mrs. Bargrave whether her fits had not impaired her, looks to me...
Two Miracles part 5
The mass began. Every one arose. The heat was intense, and the anticipation of the approaching ceremony held all spellbound.
Batora alone was not absorbed...
Horatius at the Bridge 1
Ancient Rome
It is a commonplace of literary history that Roman art was largely imitated or derived from the Greek, and in particular that Roman...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 1
Gustavo Adolfo Becquer (1836—1870)
A native of Seville, Becquer ran away from home while still a boy, and went to Madrid, where for many years...
Two Miracles part 6
At last a low murmur ran through the crowd. The child with the evil spirit was being brought in, and “Zia” Batdra caught a...
John of Damascus part 13
Among the several works that are dubiously attributed to John Damascene the most important is the romance entitled “Barlaam and Josaphat”. Throughout the Middle...
John of Damascus part 14
The many cases of idolatry and various deflections from the Law which the prophets denounce are not, of course, cases in point. It is...
