Mariamne

by Voltaire

Overview

It is enough: the power of Salome, By all acknowledged, and by all obeyed, On its firm basis stands immovable: I fled to Azor, with the lightning's speed, Even from Samaria's plain to Jordan's spring, And quick returned: my presence there indeed Was needful, to cut off the aspiring hopes Of Israel's moody race: thy brother Herod, So long detained at Rome, was almost grown A stranger in his kingdom; and the people, Ever capricious, turbulent, and bold,

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515430995
Publisher:	Wilder Publications
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Pages:	42
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)