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
... charms and loveliness , divest themselves of all neck mufflings , throw open their outer garments , and delight to show their naked beauty ; being conscious that they shall please more by the roseate hue of their skin , than by the ...
... charms and loveliness , divest themselves of all neck mufflings , throw open their outer garments , and delight to show their naked beauty ; being conscious that they shall please more by the roseate hue of their skin , than by the ...
Page 84
... 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 , her ...
... 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 , her ...
Page 87
... charms had not been bruited abroad among the nations , had been wooed by kings , and happily wedded to them ; but Psyche , forlorn virgin , sat at home , bewailing her lonely condi- tion , faint in body and sick at heart ; and hated her ...
... charms had not been bruited abroad among the nations , had been wooed by kings , and happily wedded to them ; but Psyche , forlorn virgin , sat at home , bewailing her lonely condi- tion , faint in body and sick at heart ; and hated her ...
Page 101
... charms of clandestine embraces so filthy and perilous , and the endearments of a poisonous ser- pent , we have , at all events , done our duty towards you like affectionate sisters . ' " Poor simple , tender - hearted Psyche , was ...
... charms of clandestine embraces so filthy and perilous , and the endearments of a poisonous ser- pent , we have , at all events , done our duty towards you like affectionate sisters . ' " Poor simple , tender - hearted Psyche , was ...
Page 216
... charms imperfectly concealed by a gauze scarf , which the wind played with amorously , some- times uncovering the beauties beneath it , sometimes pressing it against the limbs , and displaying their delicious contour . The goddess ...
... charms imperfectly concealed by a gauze scarf , which the wind played with amorously , some- times uncovering the beauties beneath it , sometimes pressing it against the limbs , and displaying their delicious contour . The goddess ...
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