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耶紗慕禰

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     It   is   just   thirty   years   before   the   Norman   conquest   of   England�察  �the 

evening      of   the  battle   of  Sticklestead。      St。   Olaf's   corpse    is  still  lying 

unburied on the hillside。          The reforming and Christian king has fallen in 

the attempt   to   force  Christianity  and despotism  on   the  Conservative  and 



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half´heathen      partythe    free  bonders     or  yeoman´      farmers    of  Norway。 

Thormod�察�his poetthe   man�察�as   his name   means�察 �of thunder   moodwho 

has been standing in the ranks�察�at last has an arrow in his left side。                  He 

breaks off the shaft�察�and thus sore wounded goes up�察�when all is lost�察�to a 

farm where is a great barn full of wounded。                One Kimbe es�察�a man 

out    of  the   opposite    or   bonder    part。    ;There     is  great   howling     and 

screaming in there�察─�he says。          ;King Olaf's men fought bravely enough�此�

but   it   is   a   shame   brisk   young lads   cannot   bear   their   wounds。 On   what 

side wert thou in the fight�拭─        �On the best side�察─�says the beaten Thormod。 

Kimbe   sees   that   Thormod   has   a   good   bracelet   on   his   arm。    ;Thou   art 

surely a king's man。        Give me thy gold ring and I will hide thee�察�ere the 

bonders kill thee。; 

     Thormod said�察 �Take it�察�if thou canst get it。            I have lost that which is 

worth more�察─�and he stretched out his left hand�察�and Kimbe tried to take it。 

But Thormod�察�swinging his sword�察�cut off his hand�察�and it is said Kimbe 

behaved no better over his wound than those he had been blaming。 

     Then Thormod went into the barn�察�and after he had sung his song there 

in praise of his dead king�察�he went into an inner room�察�where was a fire�察�

and water warming�察�and a handsome girl binding up men's wounds。                       And 

he sat down by the door�察�and one said to him�察 �Why art thou so dead pale�拭�

Why dost thou not call for the leech�拭─          �Then sung Thormod�此�

       ;I am not blooming�察�and the   fair And slender maiden loves to care 

For   blooming   youths。      Few   care   for   me�察�With   Fenri's   gold   meal   I   can't 

fee�察─�

       and    so  forth�察  �improvising      after  the   old   Norse    fashion。     Then 

Thormod   got   up   and   went   to   the   fire�察  �and   stood   and   warmed   himself。 

And the nurse´girl said to him�察 �Go out�察�man�察�and bring some of the split´ 

firewood      which    lies  outside   the  door。;    He    went   out   and   brought    an 

armful of wood and threw it down。             Then the nurse´girl looked him in the 

face�察�and said�察 �Dreadful pale is this man。            Why art thou so�拭─�Then sang 

Thormod�此�

       ;Thou wonderest�察�sweet bloom�察�at me�察�A man so hideous to see。 The 



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arrow´drift     o'ertook    me�察  �girl�察 �A   fine´ground     arrow   in  the   whirl   Went 

through me�察�and I feel the dart Sits�察�lovely lass�察�too near my heart。; 

       The   girl   said�察  �Let   me   see   thy  wound。;   Then Thormod   sat   down�察�

and the girl saw his wounds�察�and that which was in his side�察�and saw that 

there was a piece of iron in it�察�but could not tell where it had gone。                  In a 

stone   pot   she   had   leeks   and   other   herbs�察  �and   boiled   them�察  �and   gave   the 

wounded man of it to eat。           But Thormod said�察 �Take it away�察�I have no 

appetite now for my broth。;           Then she took a great pair of tongs and tried 

to pull out the iron�察�but the wound was swelled�察�and there was too little to 

lay hold of。     Now said Thormod�察 �Cut in so deep that thou canst get at the 

iron�察�and give me the tongs。;           She did as he said。        Then took Thormod 

the gold bracelet off his hand and gave it the nurse´girl�察�and bade her do 

with it what she liked。 

     ;It is a good man's gift�察─�said he。          ;King Olaf gave me the ring this 

morning。; 

     Then   Thormod   took   the   tongs   and   pulled   the   iron   out。    But   on   the 

iron was a barb�察�on which hung flesh from the heart�察�some red�察�some white。 

When he saw that�察�he said�察 �The king has fed us well。                  I am fat�察�even to 

the heart's roots。;     And so leant back and was dead。 



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      CYRUS�察�THE SERVANT OF´THE 

                                LORD ��4�� 



    I wish to speak to you to´night about one of those old despotic empires 

which were in every case the earliest known form of civilisation。               Were I 

minded to play the cynic or the mountebank�察�I should choose some corrupt 

and effete despotism�察�already grown weak and ridiculous by its decayas 

did at last the Roman and then the Byzantine Empireand�察�after raising a 

laugh at the expense of the old system say�此            �See what a superior people 

you are nowhow impossible�察�under free and enlightened institutions�察�is 

anything so base and so absurd as went on�察�even in despotic France before 

the   Revolution   of   1793。   Well�察  �that   would   be   on   the   whole   true�察  �thank 

God�察�but what need is there to say it�拭�

    Let us keep our scorn for our own weaknesses�察�our blame for our own 

sins�察  �certain   that  we    shall  gain   more    instruction�察  �though    not   more 

amusement�察�by hunting out the good which is in anything than by hunting 

out its evil。   I have chosen�察�not the worst�察�but the best despotism which I 

could find in history�察�founded and ruled by a truly heroic personage�察�one 

whose name   has bee   a proverb   and   a legend�察�that so   I might   lift up 

your   minds�察 �even by  the contemplation   of an old Eastern   empire�察�to see 

that it�察�too�察�could be a work and ordinance of God�察�and its hero the servant 

of the Lord。      For we are almost bound to call Cyrus�察�the founder of the 

Persian   Empire�察  �by   this   august   title   for   two   reasonsFirst�察  �because   the 

Hebrew Scriptures call him so�察�the next�察�because he proved himself to be 

such by his actions and their consequencesat least in the eyes of those 

who   believe�察  �as   I   do�察  �in   a   far´seeing   and   far´   reaching   Providence�察  �by 

which all human history is 

       Bound by gold chains unto the throne of God。 



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       His work was very different from any that need be done�察�or can be 

done�察�in these our days。         But while we thank God that such work is now 

as unnecessary as impossible�察�we may thank God likewise that�察�when such 

work was 

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