Corona. Studies in Celebration Of The Eightieth Birthday Of Samuel Singer, Professor Emeritus, University Of Berne, Switzerland (Classic Reprint) 14+

📖 Excerpt from Corona: Studies in Celebration Of The Eightieth Birthday Of Samuel Singer, Professor Emeritus, University Of Berne, SwitzerlandThe youth desires to know what he may expect and upon the advice of an old hermit, who is endowed with supernatural power, he keeps a three - night vigil under the bridge where the three bodies are buried. Each night one of the three murdered merchants appears to accuse him before the gods. Upon the accusation of the first one the voice of the gods promises punishment after ninety-nine years. At this news the girl is willing to marry the young man, because in all probabilit'y they would not live that long anyhow. After the accusation of the second merchant the period of grace is reduced to thirty-three years. Even this does not deter the girl. In the third night the period is reduced to thirteen years. But even now the girl is still willing to marry her beloved, for, she says, Thirteen years is a long time, during which we both will spend many happy days and blissful nights. Afterwards, we shall perish together, suffer together, and thus share fortune and misfortune. And she marries him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the age...