Gesta Romanorum, Volume 2Weidemann, 1824 |
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Page 445 - Then to his last informant he referred, And begged to know if true what he had heard. "Did you, sir, throw up a black crow?
Page 376 - Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Page 444 - Two honest tradesmen meeting in the Strand, One took the other briskly by the hand ; ' Hark ye,' said he, ' 'tis an odd story this About the crows ! ' ' I don't know what it is.' Replied his friend. ' No ! I'm surprised at that, Where I come from it is the common chat. But you shall hear — an odd affair, indeed ! And that it happened, they are all agreed, Not to detain you from a thing so strange, A gentleman that lives not far from 'Change...
Page 425 - I did not particularly inquire, whom he was to attend exactly at twelve. The company broke up about eleven ; and not judging it convenient to anticipate the time appointed, he went into his chamber to kill the tedious hour, perhaps with some amusing book, or some other way. But it very accidentally happened, that he took up a religious book, which his good mother or aunt had, without his knowledge, slipped into his portmanteau. It was called, if I remember the title exactly, The Christian Soldier,...
Page 427 - Struck with so amazing a phenomenon as this, there remained hardly any life in him, so that he sunk down in the arm-chair in which he sat, and continued, he knew not how long, insensible.
Page 509 - To snare, and sell him for a passing price. So well he wrought, so craftily he spread In the thick foliage green his slender thread, That, when at eve the little songster sought His wonted spray, his heedless foot was caught. "How have I harmed you?" straight he 'gan to cry, "And wherefore would you do me thus to die?
Page 444 - From whose I pray ? So having named the man, Straight to enquire, his curious comrade ran. ' Sir, did you tell' — relating the affair, ' Yes, sir, I did ; and if 'tis worth your care, Ask Mr. Such-a-one, he told it me ; But, by the bye, 'twas Two black crows, not THEEE.' Resolved to trace so wondrous an event, Whip to the third the virtuoso went.
Page 533 - In Ethiope such men as have but one foot, and they go so fast that it is a great marvel ; and that is a large foot, for the shadow thereof covereth the body from sun, or rain, when they lie upon their backs...
Page 525 - The original whence all these stories are extracted, is a very ancient romance in old English verse, which is quoted by Chaucer as a celebrated piece even in his time, (viz., " Men speken of romances of price, Of Home childe and Ippotis, Of Bevis, and Sir Guy,
Page 444 - twas two black crows — not three." Resolved to trace so wondrous an event. Whip, to the third, the virtuoso went; "Sir" — and so forth. "Why, yes; the thing is fact, Though, in regard to number, not exact; It was not two black crows — 'twas only one; The truth of that you may depend upon; The gentleman himself told me the case.