Miller

Let us live the life of our fathers, and let us rest from work, and enjoy the gifts that the goddess sends us.

Schonet der malenden Hand, o Müllerinnen, und schlafet sanft, es verkünde der Hahn euch den Morgen umsonst.

Deo hat die Arbeit der Mädchen den Nymphen befohlen, und ist hüpfen sie leicht über die Räder dahin, dass die erschüttelten Achsen mit ihren Speichen sich wälzen und im Kreise die Last drehen des wälzenden Steins.

Lasst uns leben das Leben der Väter, und lasst uns der Gaben arbeitslos uns freuen, welche die Göttin uns schenkt.

The History of Bread, from prehistoric to modern times, by John Ashton.

Chapter nine, The Miller and His Tolls.

In old times, corn mills were always important factors in manors and a source of considerable profit to the lord of the same.

All the tenants of the manor were bound by custom to have their corn ground at the manor mill, paying a toll to the lord, for the mill was part of his domain.

Before I will a good living lack, I'll take it all and forswear the sack." "Thou art my boy," the old man said, "For thou hast well learned thy trade.

This mill to thee I'll give," he cried, And then he closed his eyes and died.

To show the popular idea of a miller's integrity, I may mention that the children in Somersetshire, when they have caught a certain kind of large white moth, which they call a miller, chant over it this refrain, "Millery, millery, dusty pull, How many sacks of corn hast thou stole?" And then they put the poor insect to death on account of its imaginary misdeeds.

Even Chaucer must have his gird at the miller.