This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...nothing remained for him to do, Except to pray to God who e'er is true. Seeking the where-withall life to sustain, To the forest he went wood to obtain; Daily to market he brought it for sale; Thus he gained his daily bread without fail, Robbed of sleep, his nights on study intent, On the college roof sleepless nights ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...nothing remained for him to do, Except to pray to God who e'er is true. Seeking the where-withall life to sustain, To the forest he went wood to obtain; Daily to market he brought it for sale; Thus he gained his daily bread without fail, Robbed of sleep, his nights on study intent, On the college roof sleepless nights he spent. In the college-roof he had bored a hole, To which he'd place his ear, with all his soul, To listen to the wise discourse below, The more he would hear, the more he would know, But stern frosty Winter moved on apace, Beneath the snow-pile Hillel laid his face. One day, weak with hunger and chilled with cold--In the college, one looked up, and behold! A peculiar form on the glass appeared, Curious more to see, the teacher neared; A frozen form in the warm room they brought, Those revived him from whom he knowledge sought. Hillel was questioned by the teachers all, What brought him up there, what him did befall: He truly told of his life, hopes and aims, Was encouraged in his ambitious claims, And richly supported in learning's quest, He now could study at his very best. His studies awakened that giant mind, He led the school, they were all far behind, Soon he occupied a Rabbinical chair, With no opposition from anywhere, By storm he took the world with his knowledge, And eager scholars throngd to his college. A Principal became that shining light, Of that great college, the most erudite, And in the whole world the fame of his name, For learning and meekness met with acclaim. His liberality, too, roused the great And exact Shamai to a learned debate. His Talmudical expositions yet Almost all our Jewish laws interpret; As brilliant star in Israel's firmament, On earth and in celestial element, He shines as an eternal beacon light, To gui...
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