"Pein" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... five days in length, lying between east and north-east. The people are worshippers of Mahommet, and subjects of the Great Kaan. There are a good number of towns and villages, but the most noble is PEIN, the capital of the kingdom.[NOTE 1] There are rivers in this country, in which quantities of Jasper and Chalcedony are found.[NOTE 2] The people have plenty of all products, including cotton. They live by manufactures and trade. But they have ...
— The Travels of Marco Polo Volume 1 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa
... sie zuend'ten an, Die Knaben sie her brachten, Es nahm gross Wunder Jedermann, Dass sie solch' Pein veracht'ten, Mit Freuden sie sich gaben drein, Mit Gottes Lob und Singen, Der Muth ward den Sophisten klein Fuer diesen neuen Dingen, Da sich Gott liess ...
— The Hymns of Martin Luther • Martin Luther |
