Georg Ebers: 263 books

On the eve of St. Medard's Day in the year 1281, the moon, which had just risen, was shining brightly upon the imperial free city of Nuremberg; its rays found their way into the street leading from the strong Marienthurm to the Frauenthor, but entrance to the Ortlieb mansion was barred by a house,...

Aan den grooten eerwaardigen, uit gehouwen steen opgetrokken Griekschen Serapis-tempel, en de daaraan grenzende kleinere heiligdommen van Asklepius Anubis en van Astarte, in het woestijngebied van Memphis’ doodenstad, sluit zich eene rij van breede lage, uit ongebakken tegels gebouwde huisjes aan,...

Excerpt: "The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call “on the moor”; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds. A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging...

Salt sea-water or oil, it's all the same to you! Haven't I put my lamp out long ago? Doesn't the fire on the hearth give light enough? Are your eyes so drowsy that they don't see the dawn shining in upon us more and more brightly? The olives are not yet pressed, and the old oil is getting toward the...