Identifier: literatureofalln01hawt (find matches)
Title: The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934 Young, John Russell, 1840-1899 Lamberton, John Porter, 1839-1917
Subjects: Literature
Publisher: Chicago, Philadelphia (etc.) E. R. Du Mont
Contributing Library: Northeastern University, Snell Library
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th ; from the great Lord to find Ready protection when she needed most Grace from the highest Judge ; that He, whose power Is over all beginnings, with His peace Would strengthen her against the highest terror. Therefore the Heavenly Father, bright of mood, Gave her her wish, because she ever had Firm faith in the Almighty. Then heard I Holofernes bade prepare Wine quickly, with all wonders gloriously Prepare a feast, to which the chief of men Bade all his foremost thanes, and with great haste, Shield-warriors obeyed, came journeying To the rich lord, the leader of the people. That was the fourth day after Judith, shrewd Of thought, with elfin beauty, sought him first. Then Holofernes, the gold friend of man,Joyed in the pouring out, laughed, talked aloud,Roared and uproared, that men from far might heat-How the stern-minded stormed and yelled in mirth,Much bidding the bench-sitters bear their partWell in the feasting. So the wicked oneThrough the day drenched his followers with wine,
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JUDITH EARI.Y ENGLISH UTERATURK. 255 The haughty gift-lord, till they lay iu swoon; His nobles all oer drenched as they were struck To death, and every good poured out of them. So bade the lord of men serve those in hall Till the dark night drew near the sons of men. Then they brought quickly to his place of rest The woman wise of wit; went rugged men To make known to their lord that there was brought The holy woman to his bower tent. Then was the famed one blithe of mood, the chief Of cities thought the bright maid to defile With filth and stain, but that the glorious Judge Would not allow, who kept the flock of fame ; The lyOrd, who guides the good, stayed him in that. Then went the devilish one, with crowd of men. Baleful, to seek his bed, where he should lose His prosperous life, at once, within a night; There had he to await his end, on earth A bitter one, such as he in old time Wrought for himself, while he, bold chief of men, Dwelt on this earth under the roof of clouds. So dru

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