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Testaments, Volume 3: The Testament of an Empire-Builder
Excerpt from Testaments, Volume 3: The Testament of an Empire-Builder:
The Protagonist answered, 'I am dissatisfied with the old songs and wish to sing new ones.' With that they held their peace and listened attentively, and often with approval, because the new songs, like the old, contained many expressions of delight and hope. Besides it was exactly the superficial complexion of things that this people, like most peoples, loved to contemplate. Wherefore when pain and terror, which are the blood and nerve, the entrails and inmost complexion of the world, began more fully to inform the Protagonist's songs, the people bade him cease.
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The Protagonist answered, 'I am dissatisfied with the old songs and wish to sing new ones.' With that they held their peace and listened attentively, and often with approval, because the new songs, like the old, contained many expressions of delight and hope. Besides it was exactly the superficial complexion of things that this people, like most peoples, loved to contemplate. Wherefore when pain and terror, which are the blood and nerve, the entrails and inmost complexion of the world, began more fully to inform the Protagonist's songs, the people bade him cease.
About the Publisher: Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com. This 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 aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
93 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1902
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About the author
John Davidson
85 books2 followersJohn Davidson was a Scottish poet, playwright and novelist, best known for his ballads.
He also made translations from French and German. In 1909, financial difficulties, as well as physical and mental health problems, led to his suicide.
Davidson's first published work was Bruce, a chronicle play in the Elizabethan manner, which appeared with a Glasgow imprint in 1886. Four other plays, Smith, a Tragic Farce (1888), An Unhistorical Pastoral (1889), A Romantic Farce (1889), and the brilliant pantomimic Scaramouch in Naxos (1889) followed.
He also made translations from French and German. In 1909, financial difficulties, as well as physical and mental health problems, led to his suicide.
Davidson's first published work was Bruce, a chronicle play in the Elizabethan manner, which appeared with a Glasgow imprint in 1886. Four other plays, Smith, a Tragic Farce (1888), An Unhistorical Pastoral (1889), A Romantic Farce (1889), and the brilliant pantomimic Scaramouch in Naxos (1889) followed.
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