New folklore researchesGreek folk poesy: . - pressed forward. A 436 Greek Folk-Prose. mine is exploded under the tower of Botzaris.^ A wildcry is heard from the besiej^ed, Let us defend the ashes of Botzaris ! Then the soldiers stand to their posts on the women fly to their assistance, heedless of the ballswhich fall like hail around them. They fill the breachmade by the explosion with mattresses, pile up stonesand timber, and the enemy, with their ranks fearfullythinned, retire to their entrenchments. ?^ Every bastion and tower by which Missolonghi was defendedbore some illustrious
New folklore researchesGreek folk poesy: . - pressed forward. A 436 Greek Folk-Prose. mine is exploded under the tower of Botzaris.^ A wildcry is heard from the besiej^ed, Let us defend the ashes of Botzaris ! Then the soldiers stand to their posts on the women fly to their assistance, heedless of the ballswhich fall like hail around them. They fill the breachmade by the explosion with mattresses, pile up stonesand timber, and the enemy, with their ranks fearfullythinned, retire to their entrenchments. ?^ Every bastion and tower by which Missolonghi was defendedbore some illustrious name. Among them were those of Byron,Frankhn, Wilham Tell, Montalembert, Righas, ANNOTATIONS: HISTORICAL, COMPARATIVE, ANDEXPLANATORY. I (p. 5). In an Epirote parallel (Von Hahn, ) the Princess is directed to put water in a cup,and a ring in the water, and to call three times, Come,come, come, my Golden Wand ! when the Prince whobore this name would fly into her chamber in the formof a dove, bathe in the water, and become a man. 2 (p. 12). A brief way of saying I have my mothersblessing if I cure people for the pleasure of doing good,and her curse if I take payment. This rule, saysGreek tradition, was followed by the brother saints, and Damiano. So strict was the latter on thispoint that he broke off all relations with his brother foraccepting from a widow two eggs with which to makean unguent for her sciatica, and at his death gave ordersthat Kosmo should not be laid in the same grave withhim. (Ricaut, The Present State of the Eastern Church.) 3 (p. 16). Iron, silver, or golden combs occur fre-quently in Greek, as in other folk-tales, as mag
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