Gods And Heroes of Old Japan
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' There is a fair city below the waters,' she whispered, 'the Place of Perfect Peace!' And jumping overboard disappeared under the blood-flecked foam.
A great cry of anguish was echoed from ship to ship as the heroic women, with tears and cries and clasping of little ones, followed her example, saving their honour in the cold caress of the ocean.
The greatest of the Taira lords, all gold and glorious, •«••■ %% '•'41^ M r ^mi saw the end had come. Sublime in his fury and despair he sought to sla...y, in his last moment, the greatest of the Mina- moto. He fell on Yoshitsune, who, with supernatural strength, bent his l)ody and jumped, rising sheer into the air ' across eight ships '—landing on his own.
A triumphant cry l)urst from the Minamoto, and at this sure sign from the gods, the Taira bound round his body an iron chain and anchor, and so, clanking heavily, dropped into the sea !
So died the Taira, paying in this dread moment for years of cruelt}', luxury, and oppression : but their heroic end became them well.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
' There is a fair city below the waters,' she whispered, 'the Place of Perfect Peace!' And jumping overboard disappeared under the blood-flecked foam.
A great cry of anguish was echoed from ship to ship as the heroic women, with tears and cries and clasping of little ones, followed her example, saving their honour in the cold caress of the ocean.
The greatest of the Taira lords, all gold and glorious, •«••■ %% '•'41^ M r ^mi saw the end had come. Sublime in his fury and despair he sought to sla...y, in his last moment, the greatest of the Mina- moto. He fell on Yoshitsune, who, with supernatural strength, bent his l)ody and jumped, rising sheer into the air ' across eight ships '—landing on his own.
A triumphant cry l)urst from the Minamoto, and at this sure sign from the gods, the Taira bound round his body an iron chain and anchor, and so, clanking heavily, dropped into the sea !
So died the Taira, paying in this dread moment for years of cruelt}', luxury, and oppression : but their heroic end became them well.
What to read after Gods And Heroes of Old Japan?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Pasteur, Violet M to read onlineMoreLess
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