...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmis- sion, in any way. A Book of Golden Deeds, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec... ...hackneyed, because they have grown to be the common inheritance of all the world, so many of the most noble deeds that earth can show have become the ... ...he dullness that cannot be interested in anything beyond its own immediate world, nor care for what it neither sees, touches, tastes, nor puts to any ... ... savage plun- derer of a besieged town up to the reckless monarch mak- ing war to feed his own ambition. There is a courage that breaks out in bravado... ...ely devoted to the holy work of softening the after sufferings that render war so hideous; whose very step and shadow car- ried gladness and healing t... ...ilization, the wise and steadfast Jew, the skilful Phoenician, the learned Egyptian, the wild, free- 30 A Book of Golden Deeds booting Arab of the de... ...ere never lost. There is a belief that he had traveled in the East, and in Egypt, and as he lived about the time of the dispersion of the Israelites, ... ... citizens of Calais guarded their walls. England was invaded by King David II. of Scotland, with a great army, and the good Queen Philippa, who was le...

...Preface: As the most striking lines of poetry are the most hackneyed, because they have grown to be the common inheritance of all the world, so many of the most noble deeds that earth can show have become the best known, and enjoyed their full meed of fame. Therefore it may be feared that many of the events here detailed, or alluded to, may seem trite to th...