Martin Luther. 1483-1546

FRANÇOIS VILLON. Circa 1430-1484.

Where are the snows of last year?[769:2]

Des Dames du Temps jadis. i.

I know everything except myself.

Autre Ballade. i.

Good talkers are only found in Paris.

Des Femmes de Paris. ii.

(Translation by Mrs. Henry Roscoe.)

As when, O lady mine!
With chiselled touch
The stone unhewn and cold
Becomes a living mould.
The more the marble wastes,
The more the statue grows.

Sonnet.

A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.

Psalm. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (trans. by Frederic H. Hedge).

Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as tiles on its roofs, I would enter.[770:1]

Here I stand; I can do no otherwise. God help me. Amen!

Speech at the Diet of Worms.

For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.[770:2]

Table-Talk. lxvii.

A faithful and good servant is a real godsend; but truly 't is a rare bird in the land.

Table-Talk. clvi.