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 8
... concealing the stage till the actors ap- peared . Instead of drawing up this curtain to discover the stage and actors , according to our present practice , it was depressed when the play began , and fell beneath the level of the stage ...
... concealing the stage till the actors ap- peared . Instead of drawing up this curtain to discover the stage and actors , according to our present practice , it was depressed when the play began , and fell beneath the level of the stage ...
Page 11
... concealed me . Then was I sensible that certain emotions of the mind are naturally excited by contrary causes . tears very often proceed from joy , so , amid my extreme fear , I could not refrain from laughing , to see myself turned ...
... concealed me . Then was I sensible that certain emotions of the mind are naturally excited by contrary causes . tears very often proceed from joy , so , amid my extreme fear , I could not refrain from laughing , to see myself turned ...
Page 35
... conceal . " Fight , " she said , " and fight bravely , for I will not give way an inch , nor turn my back . Face to face , come on , if you are a man ! Strike home ; do your worst , and die ! The battle this day is without quarter ...
... conceal . " Fight , " she said , " and fight bravely , for I will not give way an inch , nor turn my back . Face to face , come on , if you are a man ! Strike home ; do your worst , and die ! The battle this day is without quarter ...
Page 46
... concealed the wounds of my ears , and decently covered the disgrace of my nose with this linen cloth , closely applied to it by means of glue . " END OF THE THIRD EPISODE . As soon as Telephron had ended this story , the guests , elated ...
... concealed the wounds of my ears , and decently covered the disgrace of my nose with this linen cloth , closely applied to it by means of glue . " END OF THE THIRD EPISODE . As soon as Telephron had ended this story , the guests , elated ...
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... concealed under my cloak against such an emergency . Without delay I rushed into the midst of the robbers , and plunged my sword to the hilt into the body of each , as I en- gaged with him in combat , till at length , pierced with many ...
... concealed under my cloak against such an emergency . Without delay I rushed into the midst of the robbers , and plunged my sword to the hilt into the body of each , as I en- gaged with him in combat , till at length , pierced with many ...
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