Lausus and Lydia part 5
There remained in the prisons none but the faithful friend of Lausus. “Let him be exposed,” said Mezentius; “let him fall a prey to...
Lausus and Lydia part 4
He ordered his son into his presence, talked to him with good humor and bade him prepare to set out the next day for...
Lausus and Lydia part 3
“The King my father,” says he, “is as generous after victory as intractable before battle: satisfied with victory, he is incapable of oppression. It...
The Story of an Heir part 3
His affliction would have been insupportable, had not he been comforted by the daily visits and conversations of his friend. As they were one...
The Story of an Heir part 2
This makes me often think on a story I have heard of two friends, which I shall give my reader at large, under feigned...
The Story of an Heir part 1
Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
Born in Wiltshire in 1672, of a respected and cultured family, Joseph Addison went to Oxford, and began his literary life by...
The Shipwreck of Simonides 2
A lerned man has always a fund of riches in himself.
Simonides, who wrote such excellent lyric poems, the more easily to support his poverty,...
The Prodigal Son 2
Music and dance
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and...
The History of Susanna 1
The History of Susanna (From The Apocrypha)
Susanna was originally a part of the Book of Daniel, but was set apart as apocryphal, because it...
The Dream 1
Apuleius (Born ca. 125 A.D.)
Lucius Apuleius, author of The Golden Ass, was born and educated in northern Africa. He practised law, was an indefatigable...
