The Friar of Novara part 7
Here the risible muscles of the-notary would permit him to proceed no further, and his laugh was speedily caught and re-echoed through the whole court; insomuch that the poor friar, overwhelmed with ridicule and...
The Friar of Novara part 6
Ser Tomeno, the moment he had perused this document, lost no time in acquainting Agabio with the progress of the affair, and he, desiring nothing better, took his attorney along with him, and called...
The Friar of Novara part 5
This done, they next despatched a confidential servant with a message to the wily monk in their mother`s name, begging that he would no longer give himself the trouble of calling, as her sons,...
The Friar of Novara part 4
Alarmed at the idea of being in a similar predicament, and feeling extremely weak and troubled, such was the impression of the monk`s oratory, that she was just on the point of yielding her...
The Friar of Novara part 3
They are equally cautious not to burden the mind with too much study, finding the truth of the Scripture observation, that it is indeed “a weariness to the flesh”; besides the holy dread they...
The Friar of Novara part 2
But this excellent and considerate husband was scarcely laid at rest in the ground before tidings of this his last will and testament reached the ears of the superior of the convent of San...
The Friar of Novara part 1
Angolo Firenzuola (1493-1546)One of the most brilliant of the Renaissance scholars and poets, Angolo Firenzuola belonged to the group that scandalized even his contem-poraries by associating with the notorious Aretino. Bom near Pistoja in...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 11
“Nonsense, sister! Banish these fancies with which the adversary endeavors to overturn weak imaginations. Address a Paternoster and an Ave Marie to the archangel, Saint Michael, the captain of the celestial hosts, that he...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 10
“There, you see,” the mother superior was saying, “your fear is entirely childish; there is no one in the church. All Seville is trooping to the cathedral to-night. Play the organ, and do it...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 9
“Because,” returned the organist, endeavoring to repress the agitation which revealed itself in the pallor of his face—“because it is so old and poor; one cannot express one`s self on it satisfactorily.”The archbishop withdrew,...
