The Works of Apuleius: Comprising the Metamorphoses, Or Golden Ass, the God of Socrates, the Florida, and His Defence, Or A Discourse on MagicG. Bell and Daldy, 1866 - 533 pages |
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Page vi
... appears , from first to last , to have felt quite secure as to the issue , and to have flung himself with great glee into a contest which afforded him such capital opportunities for displaying his wit , his learning , and his powers of ...
... appears , from first to last , to have felt quite secure as to the issue , and to have flung himself with great glee into a contest which afforded him such capital opportunities for displaying his wit , his learning , and his powers of ...
Page vii
... appears to have been written with a view to little else than the amusement of a profane public . It is enriched with numerous episodes , of which the best known , and by far the most beautiful , is the story of Cupid and Psyche ...
... appears to have been written with a view to little else than the amusement of a profane public . It is enriched with numerous episodes , of which the best known , and by far the most beautiful , is the story of Cupid and Psyche ...
Page 4
... appear either novel to the hearing , or strange to the sight , or at least exalted beyond the range of thought ; whereas , if you examine them a little more attentively , you will find them not only manifest to the senses , but even ...
... appear either novel to the hearing , or strange to the sight , or at least exalted beyond the range of thought ; whereas , if you examine them a little more attentively , you will find them not only manifest to the senses , but even ...
Page 86
... appear to contest with each other for the apple . And a soul living according to sense , ( for this is Paris ) , not perceiving other powers in the universe , says , that the beauty of Venus alone is the contended apple .'- Taylor ...
... appear to contest with each other for the apple . And a soul living according to sense , ( for this is Paris ) , not perceiving other powers in the universe , says , that the beauty of Venus alone is the contended apple .'- Taylor ...
Page 91
... appears only to have dressed it up in a new shape . The tale is still current , but in a form not derived from him , among the Swedes , Norwegians , Danes , Scots , Germans , French , Wallachians , Italians , and Hindoos . ' own lustre ...
... appears only to have dressed it up in a new shape . The tale is still current , but in a form not derived from him , among the Swedes , Norwegians , Danes , Scots , Germans , French , Wallachians , Italians , and Hindoos . ' own lustre ...
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