History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1906 |
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... passion of Yseult and the phrensy of Tristan ' are recorded ; and in the sixth tale of the tenth day of the Decameron , we are told that a Florentine gentleman had two daughters , one of whom was called Gineura the Handsome , and the II ...
... passion of Yseult and the phrensy of Tristan ' are recorded ; and in the sixth tale of the tenth day of the Decameron , we are told that a Florentine gentleman had two daughters , one of whom was called Gineura the Handsome , and the II ...
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... passion of attempting the crime she had herself meditated , is as old as the story of Joseph , and may thence be traced through the fables of mythology to the Italian novelists . In the Arabian Nights Entertainments , the Husband and ...
... passion of attempting the crime she had herself meditated , is as old as the story of Joseph , and may thence be traced through the fables of mythology to the Italian novelists . In the Arabian Nights Entertainments , the Husband and ...
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... passion : but though the fair one accepts the offer of his heart , the lover is much embarrassed to devise any mode of procuring an interview . The bird hits on an expedient , which is to set fire to her castle , in hopes that the lady ...
... passion : but though the fair one accepts the offer of his heart , the lover is much embarrassed to devise any mode of procuring an interview . The bird hits on an expedient , which is to set fire to her castle , in hopes that the lady ...
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... passion , is as old as the story of Bellerophon , though it has been directly imitated by Boccaccio from that of Pier della Broccia and the Lady of Brabant in Dante . Another part of the tale has certainly been taken from the story of ...
... passion , is as old as the story of Bellerophon , though it has been directly imitated by Boccaccio from that of Pier della Broccia and the Lady of Brabant in Dante . Another part of the tale has certainly been taken from the story of ...
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... passion , and the second kept as a fast in honour of the Holy Virgin . The tales are therefore suspended till Sunday , and it is resolved that the company should remove to another palace in the neighbour- ' Cf. F. W. V. Schmidt ...
... passion , and the second kept as a fast in honour of the Holy Virgin . The tales are therefore suspended till Sunday , and it is resolved that the company should remove to another palace in the neighbour- ' Cf. F. W. V. Schmidt ...
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Page 288 - ... grown so' crazy and stiff in his joints, that he can now do little more than sit in his cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails because he cannot come at them.
Page 286 - As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a den,* and laid me down in that place to sleep ; and as I slept, I dreamed a dream. I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back, Isa.
Page 699 - English Translation on opposite pages, Notes, Introduction, and Glossary, by Rev. S. Fox, MA To which is added the Anglo-Saxon Version of the METRES OF BOETHIUS, with a free Translation by Martin F.
Page 703 - DANTE. The Inferno. A Literal Prose Translation, with the Text of the Original printed on the same page.
Page 289 - There were also that met them with harps and crowns, and gave them to them; the harps to praise withal, and the crowns in token of honour. Then I heard in my dream that all the bells in the City rang again for joy; and that it was said unto them, Enter ye into the joy of your Lord.
Page 171 - Look, where he comes ! Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.