The King's MirrorAmerican-Scandinavian Foundation, 1917 - 388 páginas |
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The King's Mirror: (Speculum Regalae - Konungs Skuggsjá) Laurence Marcellus Larson Vista completa - 1917 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Página 136 - ... and breasts were like a woman's, as they say that saw her; her body as big as one of us; her skin very white; and long haire hanging down behinde, of colour blacke: in her going down they saw her tayle, which was like the tayle of a porposse, and speckled like a macrell. Their names that saw her were Thomas Hilles and Robert Rayner.
Página 80 - When the services are over, go out to look after your business affairs. If you are unacquainted with the traffic of the town, observe carefully how those who are reputed the best and most prominent merchants conduct their business. You must also be careful to examine the wares that you buy before the purchase is finally made to make sure that they are sound and flawless. And whenever you make a purchase, call in a few trusty men to serve as witnesses as to how the bargain was made. You should keep...
Página 136 - ... her backe and breasts were like a woman's, as they say that saw her; her body as big as one of us; her skin very white; and long haire hanging downe behinde, of colour black: in her going down they saw her tayle, which was like the tayle of a porposse, and speckled like a macrell.
Página 84 - Observe carefully how the sky is lighted, the course of the heavenly bodies, the grouping of the hours, and the points of the horizon. Learn also how to mark the movements of the ocean and to discern how its turmoil ebbs and swells; for that is knowledge which all must possess who wish to trade abroad. Learn arithmetic thoroughly, for merchants have great need of that. If you come to a place where the king or some other chief who is in authority has his officials, seek to win their friendship; and...
Página 86 - Place the other two parts in various business ventures; for if your capital is invested in different places, it is not likely that you will suffer losses in all your wealth at one time; more likely it will be secure in some localities, though frequent losses be suffered. But if you find that the profits of trade bring a decided increase to your funds, draw out the two-thirds and invest them in good farm land, for such property is generally thought the most secure, whether the enjoyment of it falls...
Página 79 - The man who is to be a trader will have to brave many perils, sometimes at sea and sometimes in heathen lands, but nearly always among alien peoples; and it must be his constant purpose to act discreetly wherever he happens to be. On the sea he must be alert and fearless. When you are in a market town, or wherever you are, be polite and agreeable; then you will secure the friendship of all good men. Make it a habit to rise early in the morning, and go first and immediately to church wherever it seems...
Página 142 - One is fame and rivalry, for it is in the nature of man to seek places where great dangers are to be met and thus to win fame. A second motive is curiosity, for it is also in man's nature to wish to see and experience the things that he has heard about and thus to learn whether the facts are as told or not.
Página 83 - ... he has thoroughly learned and mastered the customs of the place where he is sojourning. And if you wish to become perfect in knowledge, you must learn all the languages, first of all Latin and French, for these idioms are most widely used; and yet do not neglect your native tongue or speech. . . . And further, there are certain things which you must beware of and shun like the devil himself: these are drinking, chess, harlots, quarrelling, and throwing dice for stakes. For upon such foundations...
Página 247 - God; and the reason for this is that the king represents divine lordship; for he bears God's own name and sits upon the highest judgement seat upon earth, wherefore it should be regarded as giving honor to God Himself, when one honors the king, because of the name which he has from God.