... hark! to the thundrous roar! Like a demon of fable old, The fiery steed of the rail hath swept Thro' the ancient mountain-hold. And the green hills shudder to feel his breath— The challenge ... — The California Birthday Book • Various Read full book for free!
... because the Pope wanted Apulia for himself. St. Louis and his mother both wrote to Innocent, praying him to be reconciled to the kind heretic who had saved the whole crusading army. But the Pope remained implacably thundrous; and Frederick, weary of quarrel, stayed quiet in one of his Apulian castles for a year. The repose of infidelity is seldom cheerful, unless it be criminal. Frederick had much to repent of, much to regret, nothing to hope, and nothing to do. At the end of ... — Val d'Arno • John Ruskin Read full book for free!
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