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... person who w drowned by mistaking the echo of his own cry , for t voice of another . Arriving on the bank of a river , asked loudly , " s'il n'y avoit point de peril a passer ? Passez . - Est ce par ici ? -par ici . " 3 Towards the ...
... person who w drowned by mistaking the echo of his own cry , for t voice of another . Arriving on the bank of a river , asked loudly , " s'il n'y avoit point de peril a passer ? Passez . - Est ce par ici ? -par ici . " 3 Towards the ...
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... person spoke . He looked towards one corner , where he saw immense carbuncle , ' which illuminated the whole apartment . In the opposite corner he perceived the figure of a man , with a bended bow , and an arrow in his hand , prepared ...
... person spoke . He looked towards one corner , where he saw immense carbuncle , ' which illuminated the whole apartment . In the opposite corner he perceived the figure of a man , with a bended bow , and an arrow in his hand , prepared ...
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... person , by means of some wild - fire which he carries in his claws . ' As was ex- " " 1 This recalls an incident in the Roman de Brut , v . 14005 , etc. , where a besieged city is set on fire by the enemy through the medium of sparrows ...
... person , by means of some wild - fire which he carries in his claws . ' As was ex- " " 1 This recalls an incident in the Roman de Brut , v . 14005 , etc. , where a besieged city is set on fire by the enemy through the medium of sparrows ...
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... person to another , so com- mon in Italian tales , there are many instances in the tales of the Trouveurs . Thus in a Fabliau by the Trouveur Courte Barbe , LES TROIS AVEUGLES DE COMPIÈGNE.1 a young ecclesiastic returning from his ...
... person to another , so com- mon in Italian tales , there are many instances in the tales of the Trouveurs . Thus in a Fabliau by the Trouveur Courte Barbe , LES TROIS AVEUGLES DE COMPIÈGNE.1 a young ecclesiastic returning from his ...
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... person gives it , he asks who of the three is paymaster ? Everyone says , " It is not I. " From a corner of the room the ecclesiastic enjoys the rage of the landlord , and mutual reproaches of the blind , who accuse each other of ...
... person gives it , he asks who of the three is paymaster ? Everyone says , " It is not I. " From a corner of the room the ecclesiastic enjoys the rage of the landlord , and mutual reproaches of the blind , who accuse each other of ...
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