The Book of Ruth 2
Then Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her:—-“My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 3
`But why need I try to tell you about what you are going to hear lo-night? It is enough for you to see that...
The Pious Lady and the Gray Friar part 2
After she had earnestly begged him to choose for her daughter such a husband as he knew a woman that loved God and her...
War with the Scyths part 21
Shortly Neantzes approached the Emperor and dismounting from his horse, asked him for another, and the Emperor at once gave him one of the...
The Dream 2
Howbeit the ways were unknown to me: and thereupon I took up my packet, unlocked and unbarred the doors, but those good and faithful...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 4
Nevertheless, several minutes passed before the celebrant appeared. The multitude commenced to murmur impatiently; the knights exchanged words with each other in a low...
The Pious Lady and the Gray Friar part 3
“Sir,” replied the worthy woman, “I look upon what you tell me as of great advantage to myself, for I shall at least have...
War with the Scyths part 22
Thus it came about that both arrnies remained stationary till the evening, and then when night fell, both returned to their own camps without...
The Jackal 1
The Jackal (Anonymous: 14th Century A.D., or earlier)
Nothing is known of the author of the Hitopadesa, a manual of didac-tic fables composed—on the basis...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 5
The multitudinous voices of the metal tubes gave forth a prolonged and majestic chord, which died away little by little, as if a gentle...
