koempe

Updated: August 5, 2026

"Ah, the Koempe Viser?" said the elderly individual, breathing forth an immense volume of smoke, which he had been collecting during the declamation of his young companion. "There are singular things in that book, I must confess; and I thank you for showing it to me, or rather your attempt at translation.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

'Ah, the Koempe Viser? said the elderly individual, breathing forth an immense volume of smoke, which he had been collecting during the declamation of his young companion. 'There are singular things in that book, I must confess; and I thank you for showing it to me, or rather your attempt at translation.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest