True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal part 6
Then she related the whole story to Captain Watson`s family; what gown she had on, and how striped; and that Mrs. Veal told her...
Two Miracles part 3
She had made her will in favor of the Church of the Miracles, and day and night besought the merciful Madonna to give her...
King Rhampsinitus and the Thief 1
Herodotus (484—424 B.C.)Herodotus, the Father of History, is celebrated as a teller of tales. These he introduced into his History partly for purposes of...
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...
War with the Scyths part 18
Tzachas opened the conversation, addressing the other by name, and said, “I must tell you that I am the young man who many years...
Horatius at the Bridge 1
Ancient RomeIt is a commonplace of literary history that Roman art was largely imitated or derived from the Greek, and in particular that Roman...
