This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...heart was revealed! To journey's end Henceforth he went among them as a friend. Not valorous prince, not brawny carle, But crippled boy was he, Of tiny form and puny strength, A child of poverty. The ancient city where he dwelt Was humble then and small; Hemmed in by river and by moat And high ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...heart was revealed! To journey's end Henceforth he went among them as a friend. Not valorous prince, not brawny carle, But crippled boy was he, Of tiny form and puny strength, A child of poverty. The ancient city where he dwelt Was humble then and small; Hemmed in by river and by moat And high encircling wall. Within were narrow, stony streets, And, crowded side by side, Stood quaintly gabled houses, where The burgher folk did bide. A bishop stern, with cruel will Ruled o'er the city then. (Alas that tyrants such as he Should be of Christian men!) Fast-locked he kept the city gates; The folk might never stray At will beyond the frowning walls--Their ruler said them nay. Yet nowhere in the crowded town So closely walled around Could longing burghers find a space For park or pleasure-ground. And "Oh, for grass! For blooming flowers! For whiff of fragrant breeze! For yielding earth to sport upon! For rest 'neath sheltering trees!" So sighed the people, but in vain; For, in that long ago, The lordly prelate ruling them Would little mercy show. Though broad and far his acres stretched Beyond the city's pale, With leafy grove, with mossy glen, With field and hill and dale, --No roaming there would he allow, No foot of ground would yield, Until for many a weary year His people had appealed. Then, lord-archbishop though he was, With all a tyrant's glee And cunning more of fiend than man, He issued this decree: . "Ye teasing burghers, have your will. A portion of my lands Outside the wall I offer now To give into your hands. "And you and yours forevermore This land may freely use; But how it shall be measured out It pleases me to choose. "Find you the feeblest, weakest one Who lives within...
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W.M. Berger. Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. blue pictorial c w/gilt titles; moderate wear at extemities; illustrated end papers; 157 clean, unmarked pages. Binding tight; colored frontis; b/w illus in text.
