Death in its usual context The opposite of Life Nemesis of Mortality Brother and Sister Death and Life Immortal Seasonings An ancient Ideal and Reasoning Histories and Stories Stuck on Repeat What would Life say When faced with Death Why my Love, here We meet again.
"Carmen autem evocat: orium idem tradit . . qui pestem a suis aversam in hastes ferret."--Livy, 1. viii "The Sega della Strege is CHAPTER III THE EXORCISM OF DEATH
Then on the night when death is expected, the witch sleeps, and Death appears to her in a dream, and announces to her that on a certain day the invalid is destined for him, or will be in his power.
"Then on the night when Death comes for his victim, the witch takes a pumpkin and makes in it eyes and nose, and two holes, and puts in them two pods of beans, with the beans in them, to seem like horns. And when Death is expected, the witch makes the sign of the horns (la jettatura, called in Tuscany le corne), and--si mette a scongiurare--begins her incantation, thus:--
Da questa casa tu ne puoi andare,
Questo malatto nella notte
Tu non potrai pigliare,
Perche le corne a iettatura
Ti sono venuta a fare!
E appena l'alba sara spuntata,
Il ammalato più non ti sarai guadagnato
E dalla morte verra liberato!'"
"'Spirit of Death, to thee I say,
Thou shalt not with thee bear away
This suffering man, for at thee now
The awful magic sign I throw;
And when thou seest the morning dawn,
Without thy prey thou shalt be gone,
This time there'll be no gain for thee,
And from thy power he'll be free!'"
