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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 97
Page 3
... head , and walked him along at a gentle pace , until the usual functions of nature had relieved his weariness . And now , while bending down his head , and cropping the grass sideways , he was taking his ambulatory breakfast , I made a ...
... head , and walked him along at a gentle pace , until the usual functions of nature had relieved his weariness . And now , while bending down his head , and cropping the grass sideways , he was taking his ambulatory breakfast , I made a ...
Page 5
... head of the spear , at the part where the handle of the immersed weapon * passed up the throat , towards the hinder part of the head , a beautiful boy mounted up , and wriggled and twisted himself about as if he had been without sinew ...
... head of the spear , at the part where the handle of the immersed weapon * passed up the throat , towards the hinder part of the head , a beautiful boy mounted up , and wriggled and twisted himself about as if he had been without sinew ...
Page 7
... head covered up as it was , he exclaimed , ' Let me alone , let me alone ; let Fortune still enjoy the trophy she has erected . ' " However , I prevailed upon him to accompany me : and at the same time pulling off one of my own two ...
... head covered up as it was , he exclaimed , ' Let me alone , let me alone ; let Fortune still enjoy the trophy she has erected . ' " However , I prevailed upon him to accompany me : and at the same time pulling off one of my own two ...
Page 9
... Head cleverly renders , and gives rebutters and surrebutters as he used to do . ' Brought to bed of an elephant . ] - Pliny asserts that the elephant goes with young ten years . : ments , she frustrated this design and as Medea BOOK I ...
... Head cleverly renders , and gives rebutters and surrebutters as he used to do . ' Brought to bed of an elephant . ] - Pliny asserts that the elephant goes with young ten years . : ments , she frustrated this design and as Medea BOOK I ...
Page 12
... head of Socrates to one side , she plunged the whole sword into him up to the hilt , through the left side of his throat , carefully receiving the flowing blood into a small leathern bottle , placed under it , so that not a drop of it ...
... head of Socrates to one side , she plunged the whole sword into him up to the hilt , through the left side of his throat , carefully receiving the flowing blood into a small leathern bottle , placed under it , so that not a drop of it ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accused Æmilianus Æneid Apuleius Aristomenes Avitus beast beauty behold body breath called Carthage celestial Ceres charms colour concealed cried crime Cupid dæmons dead death delight divine dread ears earth Engravings eyes fate fear feet fortune garments goddess Gods golden Golden Ass Greek ground hair hand hear heart heaven Hercules honour human husband Jupiter Lamachus light look Lucius magic magician manner marriage master Maximus Meroë mind mistress mother nature never night o'er person philosopher Plato Plutarch Pontianus Portrait present priest proconsul Proserpine Psyche Psyche's Pudentilla Pythagoras robbers Rufinus sacred seized servants silent sistrum sleep Socrates soft sorrow soul sweet sword tears Thallus thee Thessaly things thou thought Thrasyllus tion Tlepolemus Translated trembling Venus virgin voice vols whole wife WILLIAM HAZLITT wine wings wish woman words wretched young youth