The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles TatiusG. Bell and Sons, 1912 - 511 pages |
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... slave , ready to bestow her affections on whatever master might happen to obtain her ; but in Heliodorus and his followers , we see her an affec- tionate guide and adviser . We behold an union of hearts painted as a mainspring of our ...
... slave , ready to bestow her affections on whatever master might happen to obtain her ; but in Heliodorus and his followers , we see her an affec- tionate guide and adviser . We behold an union of hearts painted as a mainspring of our ...
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; object had been accomplished , Clitopho discovered Leucippe among his wife's slaves ; and Thersander , Melitta's ... slave , and a prosecution against Clitopho for marrying his wife . Clitopho escapes being put to the torture by the ...
; object had been accomplished , Clitopho discovered Leucippe among his wife's slaves ; and Thersander , Melitta's ... slave , and a prosecution against Clitopho for marrying his wife . Clitopho escapes being put to the torture by the ...
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... slaves , he commanded them to scourge me , without so much as telling me the cause of it . When he had wreaked his resentment , ' Now , at least , ' said I , ' father , tell me the The public hall at Athens , in which the Prytanes for ...
... slaves , he commanded them to scourge me , without so much as telling me the cause of it . When he had wreaked his resentment , ' Now , at least , ' said I , ' father , tell me the The public hall at Athens , in which the Prytanes for ...
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... slave called Thisbe , handsome enough , and skilled in music . She , by her mistress's orders , put herself in my way ; and though she had before frequently resisted solicitations , which , I own , I had made to her , she now made ...
... slave called Thisbe , handsome enough , and skilled in music . She , by her mistress's orders , put herself in my way ; and though she had before frequently resisted solicitations , which , I own , I had made to her , she now made ...
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... slave ? It has always been my study to obey your will in the best manner I could ; if anything unlucky has hap- pened , fortune is to blame ; I am ready now , if you com- mand me , to endeavour to find a remedy for your distress ...
... slave ? It has always been my study to obey your will in the best manner I could ; if anything unlucky has hap- pened , fortune is to blame ; I am ready now , if you com- mand me , to endeavour to find a remedy for your distress ...
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Achæmenes Achilles Tatius appeared arms arrived Arsace Bagoas beauty began brought Calasiris called captives Chariclea Charicles Clinias Clitopho Cnemon command concealed cried Cybele Daphnis and Chloe daughter death deity desire Dryas Edition Egyptian embraced endeavoured enemy escape Ethiopian exclaimed eyes father favour fear flocks flowers fortune gave give goats gods Greek grief Gymnosophists hand hear heard Heliodorus honour Hydaspes inquired king kiss Lamon Leucippe lover maiden manner marriage Melitta Menelaus mind misfortunes mistress Mithranes Myrtale Nausicles night Nile Nymphs Oroondates passion pastoral Persians Persina Petosiris Philetas pipe pirates present preserved promised received replied retired returned sacred sacrifice sail seized sheep shew sight slave soon Sosthenes Sostratus stranger suffer sword Syene tears temple Theagenes Theagenes and Chariclea Thersander Thisbe thou thought Thyamis tokens took Trachinus Translated vessel vols wine wish woman wound young youth Zacynthus καὶ
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