Old French Romances Done into English By William Morris Excerpt from Old French Romances: Done Into English The T ale and so far they went, till they heard a Christian woman who travailed in child-bed in a certain house whereby they went. There was the husband of the said woman aloft m a high solar, and was pray ing to God one while that she might be delivered, and then again another while that she might not be delivered. 'xiheng the Emperor had hearkened this a great while, he said to the knight: Hast thou heard it of ...
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Old French Romances Done into English By William Morris Excerpt from Old French Romances: Done Into English The T ale and so far they went, till they heard a Christian woman who travailed in child-bed in a certain house whereby they went. There was the husband of the said woman aloft m a high solar, and was pray ing to God one while that she might be delivered, and then again another while that she might not be delivered. 'xiheng the Emperor had hearkened this a great while, he said to the knight: Hast thou heard it of yonder churl how he prayeth that his wife may be delivered of her child, and another while prayeth that she may not be delivered? Certes, he is worser than a thief. For every man ought to have pity of women, more especially of them that be sick of childing. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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