The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language (1910)
Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 146
beinggone, Fortuna-tus came downfrom the tree,and, laying hismouth to thewound, suckedout some of theblood, withwhich he wasrefreshed, andthen slept untilmorning. As soon asFortunatusawoke, he sawstanding beforehim a fair lady,with her eyesmuffled. T be-seech thee, saidhe, sweet vir-gin, to assist… … tunatus, said she ; I am the Goddess Fortune,and by the permission of Heaven have the powerof six gifts, one of which I will bestow on thee. So choose for ■yourself. Theyare, Wisdom,Strength, Rich-es, Health,Beauty, andLong Life. Said Fortuna-tus, I desireto have Richesas long as Ilive. Withthat…
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