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 29
... beauty ; being conscious that they shall please more by the roseate hue of their skin , than by the golden tints of their robes . But , on the other hand , ( I shudder to speak of such a thing , and may there never be an instance of a ...
... beauty ; being conscious that they shall please more by the roseate hue of their skin , than by the golden tints of their robes . But , on the other hand , ( I shudder to speak of such a thing , and may there never be an instance of a ...
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... beauty as well as the youth of the slain , you may vent your rage upon their murderer , with a severity proportioned to the magnitude of his crime . " These words were received with applause , and immediately the magistrate ordered me ...
... beauty as well as the youth of the slain , you may vent your rage upon their murderer , with a severity proportioned to the magnitude of his crime . " These words were received with applause , and immediately the magistrate ordered me ...
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... beauty . The charms of the two elder —and they were very great — were still thought not to exceed all possible measure of praise ; but as for the youngest sister , human speech was too poor to express , much less , adequately to extol ...
... beauty . The charms of the two elder —and they were very great — were still thought not to exceed all possible measure of praise ; but as for the youngest sister , human speech was too poor to express , much less , adequately to extol ...
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... beauty . But this crea- * Set sail for Paphos . ] - Paphos was a city in the isle of Cyprus . Cnidus was a city in Caria . Cythera , now Cerigo , was an island situate to the south of Laconia . These places were all famous for the ...
... beauty . But this crea- * Set sail for Paphos . ] - Paphos was a city in the isle of Cyprus . Cnidus was a city in Caria . Cythera , now Cerigo , was an island situate to the south of Laconia . These places were all famous for the ...
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... beauty , groaning with rage and indignation , she said , " I conjure you by the ties of maternal love , by the sweet wounds inflicted by your arrow , by the warmth , de- lightful as honey , of that torch , to afford your parent her ...
... beauty , groaning with rage and indignation , she said , " I conjure you by the ties of maternal love , by the sweet wounds inflicted by your arrow , by the warmth , de- lightful as honey , of that torch , to afford your parent her ...
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