Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 227
heard this, believed her, and sent her to Athens, with the twin
children to be educated there; but that they were driven by a
terrible tempest upon that island, where, when the ship had
gone to pieces, she was lifted by a wave upon a rock, and delayed
killing herself only for this, until, said she, I could embrace
at least the dead limbs of my unfortunate sons, and
commit them to burial. But when the day dawned, and crowds
had assembled, they took pity upon me, and threw a garment
over me. But I, miserable, entreated them with many tears, to
search if they could find anywhere the bodies of my fallen
sons. And I, tearing all my body with my teeth, with wailing
am, where is my Faustus, where my Faus
Chapter XXVIII: More Recognitions
And when Kefa said this, Niceta and Aquila suddenly
started up, and being astonished, began to be greatly agitated,
Elohim of all, are these
things true, or are w
and even at the first, when you began this narrative, we immediately
fell into a suspicion that the matters that you spoke
of might truly relate to us; yet again considering that many
like things occur in mens lives, we kept silence, although our
hearts were struck by some hope. Therefore we waited for the
end of your story, that, if it were entirely obvious that it re-
spoken, they went in weeping to their mother. And when they
found her asleep and wished to embrace her, Kefa prevented
others mind,
lest it be by the great and sudden joy she lose her reason and
her understanding be disturbed, especially as she is now stu-
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