The Banished: A Swabian Historical Tale

Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone. Thy humble vassal,...

Think on the many gallant deeds _One_ valiant hand has done, And follow where your country needs, Where a hero's grave is won. Here, here they flee! pursue the way they go: The...

Enveloped in the smoke, Both man and horse are hidden; Away they now have broke, Now down the hill have ridden: Across the Neckar springs the steed so good, And in the valley is...

The scribe of the grand council of Ulm did not appear to have sufficiently recovered from his state of terror to answer the many questions his preserver put to him as they passe...

Happy the soldier, all his perils o'er, In peace returning to his native place, When those who love him meet him at the door, And gaze with rapture on the wish'd-for face. SCHIL...

When the offensive man left the room, the guests looked at each other with astonishment; they were in a state of mind similar to that of one who sees a heavy storm arise, and ex...

Duke Ulerich of Würtemberg was fond of a good table, and when the glass circulated freely in good society, he was not the first to give the signal to break up. At the wedding fe...

The Duke, so sad, can find no rest, And dark reflections fill his breast; "How far, alas! from me removed, How much is sunk, the land I loved." G. SCHWAB.

Much has been said and written in all ages upon the folly of jealousy, but since the days of Uriah the world has nevertheless not grown wiser upon the subject.

Hast thou not seen by times the cloudless sky Sudden illumined by the lightning flash, And its still, still silence, broken horribly By the loud music of the thunder crash? To t...

Barbelle went up stairs to her mother, who was still occupied in adorning her little plump person, to appear before her guest in proper attire. They then descended together to t...

The apprehensions of the knight of Lichtenstein were not so totally void of foundation as Ambrosius Bolland had represented them to be. A large portion of the country had, indee...

In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field. Sure memory c...

A knight in armour, his horse being led between two of the lansquenet from the outpost, now approached the place where Long Peter, their general, and the other men, were assembl...

If we had ransacked all the pawnbrokers' shops, and attended the auction of an antiquary's goods, to find "a pocket-book giving a description of the social pleasures, with the f...

The rugged rocks fantastic forms assume, Seen in the darkling of the midnight gloom; And the wild evergreens so dimly bright, Seem to reflect a kind of lurid light; This sight s...

Oh, may the deeds of those no more, The glory that they won, The sire's spirit hovering o'er, So stimulate the son, That this day's setting sun may see Of no degenerate clay are...

The apparition which so opportunely arrested the attention of Albert on opening the door, was no other than the old nurse, Rosel, hastily rising from a bent position she had tak...

"In the still cloister's solitary grove, A maiden walk'd, and thought upon her love; The virgin moon, as if in mockery, Shed forth her splendour on her misery, And the bright lu...

The noble spirit of the victim brave Affects the knight, he feels that he must save; The dews of friendship o'er his eyelids steal, His heart no longer can resist th' appeal. P....

And is it mere illusion? Say-- Or will that one so kind, so true, To whom my heart and life are due, Be to my arms restored this day? F. HAUG.

The whispering breezes fan the day, And gently blow around; With fragrance passing sweet they play, And break with dulcet sound. Now, my poor heart, be not oppress'd by fear, Th...

The saloon of the town-hall, into which the guests were ushered, formed a large oblong. The walls, and the ceiling, low in proportion to the size of the room, were wainscoted wi...

The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd! We do not fear the light. Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victo...

As like a spirit of the air She hangs upon his neck, In falt'ring tones the lovely fair At last essays to speak; "And wilt thou, then, thy true love leave For ever?"--thus the f...

See that arrowy crag so tapering rise, From the depths of that valley so sweet; There Lichtenstein's fort rears her head to the skies, And smiles on the world at her feet. SCHWAB.

The Swabian League displays her mighty power, Her warriors people many a castle wall, Her banners wave from many an ancient tower, And every city answers to her call. Alone, wil...

Albert felt some uneasiness, at first, as to how his new acquaintance might behave in Kraft's house. It was not without reason, that he feared he might betray himself by his dia...

The youth resigned himself to his fate, and sought to dissipate time in the enjoyment of the beautiful prospect which, in proportion as the countryman led him higher up from the...

On the following day a horseman, oppressed by the heat of the mid-day sun, was bending his way over that part of the Swabian Alb which leads towards Franconia. He was young, mor...

After a succession of gloomy days the imperial town of Ulm, on the 12th of March 1519, at length was enlivened by a fine bright morning. Mists from the Danube, which at such a s...

The iron door upon its hinges creaks, A lurid light upon the prison breaks, The captive, starting at a footstep's sound, Springs from his lonely couch, to gaze around. WIELAND.

The reader will have learned from the introductory preface the state of affairs. Duke Ulerich of Würtemberg had brought upon himself the bitter hatred of the Swabian League, by...

The eyes with which I gaze on her Can pierce thro' wood and stone: They're seated in my heart so true, That beats for her alone. WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE.

The herdsman says, "If you will trust in me And follow boldly, I will bring you free;-- A secret path there is, to man unknown, And trodden by the mountain goat alone." L. UHLAND.

Oh, when, enveloped in a night of grief, Thy wounded heart can nowhere find relief; When the sun plunges in the western sea, Ah, let the star of love not set to thee. P. CONY.