Saitō Mussashi-bō Benkei. (Tales of the Wars of the Gempei)

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Seite 212 - Love is merely a madness; and, I tell you, deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen do...
Seite 261 - Let him not desire to die, let him not desire to live; let him wait for (his appointed) time, as a servant (waits) for the payment of his wages.
Seite 325 - Sancho llorando • — , no se muera vuesa merced, señor mío, sino tome mi consejo, y viva muchos años, porque la mayor locura que puede hacer un hombre en esta vida es dejarse morir sin más ni más, sin que nadie le mate, ni otras manos le acaben que las de la melancolía.
Seite 261 - When he fights with his foes in battle, let him not strike with weapons concealed (in wood), nor with (such as are) barbed, poisoned, or the points of which are blazing with fire. Let him not strike one who (in flight) has climbed on an eminence, nor...
Seite 239 - O child, what grief is mine ! But thou dost slumber, and thy baby breast Is sunk in rest, Here in the cheerless brass-bound bark, Tossed amid starless night and pitchy dark. Nor dost thou heed the scudding brine Of waves that wash above thy curls so deep, Nor the shrill winds that sweep, — Lapped in thy purple robe's embrace, Fair little face ! But if this dread were dreadful too to thee, Then wouldst thou lend thy listening ear to me; Therefore I cry, — Sleep, babe, and sea be still, And slumber...
Seite 239 - When in the carven chest, The winds that blew and waves in wild unrest Smote her with fear, she, not with cheeks unwet, Her arms of love round Perseus set, And said : O child, what grief is mine ! But thou dost slumber, and thy baby breast Is sunk in rest, Here in the cheerless brass-bound bark, Tossed amid starless night and pitchy dark. Nor dost thou heed the scudding brine Of waves that wash above thy curls so deep, Nor the shrill winds that sweep, — Lapped in thy purple robe's embrace, Fair...
Seite vii - My sentence is for open Warr: Of Wiles, More unexpert, I boast not: then let those Contrive who need, or when they need, not now. For while they sit contriving, shall the rest, Millions that stand in Arms, and longing wait The Signal to ascend, sit lingring here Heav'ns fugitives.
Seite 183 - Machiavelli, is understood by all ; " nevertheless experience has proved in our own times that the princes who have achieved great deeds are those who have held good faith of small account, and have known how to bewilder men's brains by cunning, and in the end have succeeded better than those whose actions have been ruled by honour.
Seite 188 - Gem upon his standard top, he was able to march out in the gloom and darkness of the night. 35. " Such, Ananda, was the wondrous Gem that appeared to the Great King of Glory. 36. " Now further, Ananda, there appeared to the Great King of Glory the Woman-Treasure, graceful in figure, beautiful in appearance, charming in manner, and of the most fine complexion ; neither very tall, nor very short ; neither very stout, nor very slim ; neither very dark, nor very fair ; surpassing human beauty, she had...
Seite 309 - ... right. It is difficult to understand the exposition of the mystery of the Tathagata, Sariputra; for in elucidating the law, Sariputra, I use hundred thousands of various skilful means, such as different interpretations, indications, explanations, illustrations. It is not by reasoning, Sariputra, that the law is to be found: it is beyond the pale of reasoning, and must be learnt from the Tathagata.