. The Ridpath library of universal literature : a biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings .... he throne of David ; and there, from care re-leased. The shout of them that triumph, the song of them thatfeast. And they, who with their Leader, have conquered in the and forever are clad in robes of white, —Neales translation^ BRIEF LIFE IS HERE OUR PORTION. Brief life is here our portion. Brief sorrow, short-lived care ;The life that knows no ending, The tearless life is there !
. The Ridpath library of universal literature : a biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings .... he throne of David ; and there, from care re-leased. The shout of them that triumph, the song of them thatfeast. And they, who with their Leader, have conquered in the and forever are clad in robes of white, —Neales translation^ BRIEF LIFE IS HERE OUR PORTION. Brief life is here our portion. Brief sorrow, short-lived care ;The life that knows no ending, The tearless life is there !O happy retribution ! Short toil, eternal mortals and for sinners A mansion with the blest! igS BFKXAKD OF CLUNY There grief is turned to pleasure; Such pleasure as belowNo human verse can utter, Ni) human heart can after fleshy weakness And after this worlds night,And after storm and whirlwind, Are calm, and joy, and now we fight the battle. But then shall wear the crownOf full and everlasting And passionless renown;And He whom now we trust in, Shall then be seen and they that know and see Him, Shall have Him for their own. — Translated by J. M. NealEc. BERNERS (John Bourchier), Lord, an statesman, diplomatist, and scholar, born in1467; died in 1533. His active life therefore laymainly within the first half of the reign of KingHenry VHI. Lord Berners is known in litera-ture as a translator into English of several notablebooks. We copy the title-pages of some of thesetranslations as they originally appeared: TheChronicles of Englande, Frauiice, Spayne, Portyngale,Scotlande, Bretayne^ Flaunders, and other Placesadionynge, translated ant of Frenche into oitr mater^nail EnglyssJie Tonge, by Johan Bourchier Knight,Lorde Berners; The Hystory of the vioost noble andvalyaiint KnygJit Arthur of lytel brytayne translatedout of frensshe in to englisshe by the Jtoble Johanbourgcher knygJit lorde Barjters; The Famous Ex-ploits of Huon de B
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