Goethe's Reineke Fox ; West-Eastern Divan ; And, AchilleidG. Bell and Sons, 1890 - 376 pages |
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... appears sufficient to dispel any idea of the kind . It is a fable , in which beasts , whilst retaining their characteristic traits and propensities , display worldly wisdom combined with the quaintest humour , in a manner that not even ...
... appears sufficient to dispel any idea of the kind . It is a fable , in which beasts , whilst retaining their characteristic traits and propensities , display worldly wisdom combined with the quaintest humour , in a manner that not even ...
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... appears at Court , and manages to cure the lion and punish the wolf by having the hide of the latter torn off to envelop the ... appear at first , but subsequently comes and suggests as a remedy for the lion's complaint that he should be ...
... appears at Court , and manages to cure the lion and punish the wolf by having the hide of the latter torn off to envelop the ... appear at first , but subsequently comes and suggests as a remedy for the lion's complaint that he should be ...
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... appears to have been a number of Norman French poems treating the story of Reynard the Fox in various ways , but the source to which Goethe's version may be directly traced is the Low German poem of Reineke de Fos , attributed by some ...
... appears to have been a number of Norman French poems treating the story of Reynard the Fox in various ways , but the source to which Goethe's version may be directly traced is the Low German poem of Reineke de Fos , attributed by some ...
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... appears . In the former he is called Rufanus , supposed to be an anagram for Arnufus , the German Emperor Arnulph ( 887 to 899 ) . The name Nobel comes from the French versions . 3 The summons to a Court festival was in earlier times by ...
... appears . In the former he is called Rufanus , supposed to be an anagram for Arnufus , the German Emperor Arnulph ( 887 to 899 ) . The name Nobel comes from the French versions . 3 The summons to a Court festival was in earlier times by ...
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... appears to have meant originally " shining with fury , " or " shining like a helmet , " the latter from the face of the badger , which has on both sides of its head a black band like the fastenings of a helmet . 2 The reported meanings ...
... appears to have meant originally " shining with fury , " or " shining like a helmet , " the latter from the face of the badger , which has on both sides of its head a black band like the fastenings of a helmet . 2 The reported meanings ...
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2nd Edition A. H. Bullen ACHILLEID Achilles answered bear beasts Bellyn beloved Berlin edition better bring Brown complain Court cried CUP-BEARER death dost Düntzer e'er earth English Engravings escape ev'ry evil eyes fair father favour Frau friends G. A. Aitken German give gladly Goethe Goethe's gracious Grimbart Hâfiz Hâtem hear heard heart Hesiod Hintze History holy Homer honour Houris Iliad Isegrim king kiss Korân Lampe live look lord matter monarch never night once P. L. Simmonds pain Paradise Persian poems poet Portraits praise queen quickly rascal Reineke's replied revised round Saadi Simoïs sing song sorrow speak spoke sweet tell thee Thetis things thou hast thought thyself to-day tow'rds Trans Translated treasure truth twill uncle verse vols Whilst wife William Hazlitt wine wise wolf words Zeus Zuleika
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