... A MULGAR OF A PRESENCE AND A STRANGENESS, WHO WAS WITHOUT DOUBT OF THE KINGDOM OF ASSASIMMON.
"Long—long is Time, though books be brief:Adventures strange—ay, past belief—Await the Reader's drowsy eye;But, wearied out, he'd lay them by."But, if so be he'd some day hearAll that befell these brothers dearIn Tishnar's lovely Valleys—well,Poor pen, thou must that story tell!"But farewell, now, you Mulgars three!Farewell, your faithful company!Farewell, the heart that loved unbidden—Nod's dark-eyed, beauteous Water-midden!"
"Long—long is Time, though books be brief:Adventures strange—ay, past belief—Await the Reader's drowsy eye;But, wearied out, he'd lay them by."But, if so be he'd some day hearAll that befell these brothers dearIn Tishnar's lovely Valleys—well,Poor pen, thou must that story tell!"But farewell, now, you Mulgars three!Farewell, your faithful company!Farewell, the heart that loved unbidden—Nod's dark-eyed, beauteous Water-midden!"
"Long—long is Time, though books be brief:Adventures strange—ay, past belief—Await the Reader's drowsy eye;But, wearied out, he'd lay them by.
"But, if so be he'd some day hearAll that befell these brothers dearIn Tishnar's lovely Valleys—well,Poor pen, thou must that story tell!
"But farewell, now, you Mulgars three!Farewell, your faithful company!Farewell, the heart that loved unbidden—Nod's dark-eyed, beauteous Water-midden!"
This book is composed (on the Linotype), in Scotch. There is a divergence of opinion regarding the exact origin of this face, some authorities holding that it was first cut by Alexander Wilson & Son, of Glasgow, in 1837; others trace it back to a modernized Caslon old style brought out by Mrs. Henry Caslon in 1796 to meet the demand for modern faces brought about by the popularity of the Bodoni types. Whatever its origin, it is certain that the face was widely used in Scotland, where it was called Modern Roman, and since its introduction into America it has been known as Scotch. The essential characteristics of the Scotch face are its sturdy capitals, its full rounded lower case, the graceful fillet of its serifs and the general effect of crispness.
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Transcriber's Note:TheContentswas not part of the original publication.In the List of Illustrations, closing quotation marks have been added to "with fingers offrost"and "enchanted orchards ofTishnar".Spelling and punctuation have been retained as in the original publication except as follows:Page 23sibbetha eena manga Môh!"changed tosibbetha eena mangaMôh!'"Page 45through the green twlightchanged tothrough the greentwilightPage 62as for the Water-midden's songchanged toas for the Water-middens'songPage 73said the Fish-catcher."changed tosaid theFish-catcher.Page 113awhile with this Oongarchanged toawhile with thisOomgarPage 128shakes noonday with fearchanged toshakes noonday withfear,shakes noonday with fearchanged toshakes noonday withfear.Page 233and runing over withchanged toandrunningover withPage 245and your brothers, wanderchanged toand yourbrothers wanderPage 258seven time round Nod's leftchanged toseventimesround Nod's leftPage 273as do even Ooomgarchanged toas do evenOomgar
Transcriber's Note:
TheContentswas not part of the original publication.
In the List of Illustrations, closing quotation marks have been added to "with fingers offrost"and "enchanted orchards ofTishnar".
Spelling and punctuation have been retained as in the original publication except as follows: