The Chemical Wedding: By Christian Rosencreutz: A Romance in Eight Days by Johann Valentin Andreae in a New Version by Johann Valentin Andrae
Author:Johann Valentin Andrae [Andrae, Johann Valentin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Science Fiction, Allegory, Fiction
ISBN: 9781618731081
Publisher: Small Beer Press
Published: 2016-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
THE FOURTH DAY
I was awake and lying in bed next morning, looking idly at the wonderful images and inscriptions all around my room, when suddenly I heard the sound of trumpets, as if a procession were already underway. My page jumped out of bed as if crazed, looking more dead than alive, and you can imagine how I felt when he cried, âTheyâre already being presented to the king!â
I could only groan in frustration and curse my lazy bones. I got dressed, but my page was quicker than I was and ran out of the chamber to see what was what. He soon came back and gave me the good news that I actually hadnât overslept; all Iâd done was miss breakfast: they hadnât wanted to wake an old man who needed his rest. But now I had to get ready to go with him to the lion fountain, where most of the others were gathered.
Such a relief ! My spirits recovered, and as soon as I had got into my habit, I followed him to the garden I have already told about. I found that the lion, in place of his sword, now held a rather large plaque. Examining this, I could tell that it had been taken from those ancient monuments Iâd seen and put here for some special reason. The inscription on it was fading away, so I should set it down here as it was then, and ask my readers to ponder it:
PRINCE HERMES:1
NOW AFTER HUMANKIND
HAS SUFFERED SO MUCH HARM
HERE I FLOW
HAVING BY GODâS COUNSEL
AND WITH THE HELP OF ART
BECOME A HEALING BALM.
Drink from me if you can; wash, if you like; trouble my waters if you dare.
Drink, Brethren! Drink and live!
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