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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... feet , in order that I too might shake off the numbness of my limbs by walking ; then carefully wiped the sweat from my horse with a handful of leaves , † stroked his ears , threw the reins over his head , and walked him along at a ...
... feet , in order that I too might shake off the numbness of my limbs by walking ; then carefully wiped the sweat from my horse with a handful of leaves , † stroked his ears , threw the reins over his head , and walked him along at a ...
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... feet , and dragged it with the utmost difficulty and labour to the top of the bank ; where , having , as well as the time permitted , lamented my unfortunate companion , I buried him in the sandy soil that eternally begirt the stream ...
... feet , and dragged it with the utmost difficulty and labour to the top of the bank ; where , having , as well as the time permitted , lamented my unfortunate companion , I buried him in the sandy soil that eternally begirt the stream ...
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... feet . ] - His couch was so scanty in dimensions that it would not admit of more than one to recline on it ; consequently , his wife had to sit on a chair or stool at his feet . Although , however , this expla- nation may be admitted in ...
... feet . ] - His couch was so scanty in dimensions that it would not admit of more than one to recline on it ; consequently , his wife had to sit on a chair or stool at his feet . Although , however , this expla- nation may be admitted in ...
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... feet . Content with this infliction of moral discipline , my friend Pytheas , recommended me to de- part ; " for , " said he , my dear Lucius , I have sufficiently disgraced this little old fellow . " 66 Astonished and dumb - foundered ...
... feet . Content with this infliction of moral discipline , my friend Pytheas , recommended me to de- part ; " for , " said he , my dear Lucius , I have sufficiently disgraced this little old fellow . " 66 Astonished and dumb - foundered ...
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... feet seemed to brush the surface of a rolling sphere , although it moved not ; and they looked , not as if they were attached to it , but hovered in the air . A statue of Diana , in Parian marble , occupied a level space in the middle ...
... feet seemed to brush the surface of a rolling sphere , although it moved not ; and they looked , not as if they were attached to it , but hovered in the air . A statue of Diana , in Parian marble , occupied a level space in the middle ...
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