The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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Page xviii
... bring back the mutinous Roman people from Mount Sacer , ended his harangue with the fable of the Belly and the Members . A Ligurian , in order to dissuade King Comanus from yielding to the Phocians a portion of his territory as the site ...
... bring back the mutinous Roman people from Mount Sacer , ended his harangue with the fable of the Belly and the Members . A Ligurian , in order to dissuade King Comanus from yielding to the Phocians a portion of his territory as the site ...
Page xxxv
... brings to me the sovereign good . Come , then , & c . The same Polyphile , in recounting his adventures on a visit to the infernal regions , tells us that he saw , in the hands of the cruel Eumenides , -Les auteurs de maint hymen forcé ...
... brings to me the sovereign good . Come , then , & c . The same Polyphile , in recounting his adventures on a visit to the infernal regions , tells us that he saw , in the hands of the cruel Eumenides , -Les auteurs de maint hymen forcé ...
Page xxxvi
... bring about a " hymen forcé " was a crime , of which he probably spoke with some personal feel- ing . The great ... bringing out a better collection of Chris- tian lyrics . To this work he pressed La Fontaine , whom he called his ...
... bring about a " hymen forcé " was a crime , of which he probably spoke with some personal feel- ing . The great ... bringing out a better collection of Chris- tian lyrics . To this work he pressed La Fontaine , whom he called his ...
Page xliii
... bring the book which he was to present ; he was , neverthe- less , favourably received , and loaded with presents . But it is added , that , on his return , he also lost , by his absence of mind , the purse full of gold which the king ...
... bring the book which he was to present ; he was , neverthe- less , favourably received , and loaded with presents . But it is added , that , on his return , he also lost , by his absence of mind , the purse full of gold which the king ...
Page 7
... bring forth his grievance without fear . Redress shall instantly be given to each . Come , monkey , now , first let us have your speech . You see these quadrupeds , your brothers ; Comparing , then , yourself with others , 6 Are you ...
... bring forth his grievance without fear . Redress shall instantly be given to each . Come , monkey , now , first let us have your speech . You see these quadrupeds , your brothers ; Comparing , then , yourself with others , 6 Are you ...
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