The Parrot’s Song 78 Earth and Sky 79 O’er the Mountains High he went 81 Complaints 82 A Day After 84 Without Thee what are Song and Dance to Me? 85 The Lake of Van 86 Spring 89 The Fox 90 The Tale of Rosiphelee 91 The Song of the Vulture 98 Dance Song 101 Ballad 103 No Bird can reach the Mountain’s Crest 106 The Nightingale of Avarair 108 Thou art so Sweet 110 The Wandering Armenian to the Swallow 111 The Christ-Child 113 The Castle of Anoush 114 Happiness 118 Concerning Death 119 Love One Another 121 Pasqua Armena 122 “Io Vidi” 123 Armenia: its Epics, Folk-Songs, and Mediaeval Poetry 125 Chronological Index to Authors 193 Index to First Lines 195 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Armenia Frontispiece The Birth of Vahagn, King of Armenia facing page 10 Ara and Semiramis 23 The Founding of Van 33 Artashes and Satenik 48 The Wedding 49 Artavasd 65 Christ’s Letter to Abgarus 75 The Lake of Van 86 The Vision of Rosiphelee, Princess of Armenia 91 The Lady and the Minstrel 102 The Castle of Anoush 114 REPROACHES By “FRIK” (Died 1330) O God of righteousness and truth, Loving to all, and full of ruth; I have some matter for Thine ear If Thou wilt but Thy servant hear. Lo, how the world afflicteth us With wrongs and torments rancorous; And Thou dost pardon every one, But turnest from our woes alone. Lord, Thou wilt not avenge our wrong Nor chase the ills that round us throng; Thou knowest, we are flesh and bone, We are not statues made from stone!