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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... immediately after which , I took him to a bath , and , myself , applied to him the requisite anointing and scrubbing processes , and laboriously rubbed off the coat of filth with which he was defiled . Having paid every attention to him ...
... immediately after which , I took him to a bath , and , myself , applied to him the requisite anointing and scrubbing processes , and laboriously rubbed off the coat of filth with which he was defiled . Having paid every attention to him ...
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... immediately delivered him the letter from Demeas . Having hastily read it , he said , " I thank my friend Demeas for having introduced to me such a worthy guest : " and then he ordered his wife to leave the room , and invited me to sit ...
... immediately delivered him the letter from Demeas . Having hastily read it , he said , " I thank my friend Demeas for having introduced to me such a worthy guest : " and then he ordered his wife to leave the room , and invited me to sit ...
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... immediately seized me by the right hand , and bringing me back again into the market : " From which of these men did you buy this worthless stuff ? " said he . I pointed out to him a little old man , who was sitting in one corner ; upon ...
... immediately seized me by the right hand , and bringing me back again into the market : " From which of these men did you buy this worthless stuff ? " said he . I pointed out to him a little old man , who was sitting in one corner ; upon ...
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... immediately the colour rising to my cheeks , I turned away my head and stood stock still ; while the lady looked at me with a steady gaze . 66 Behold , " said she , " the high - born breeding of his most virtuous mother Salvia ; and ...
... immediately the colour rising to my cheeks , I turned away my head and stood stock still ; while the lady looked at me with a steady gaze . 66 Behold , " said she , " the high - born breeding of his most virtuous mother Salvia ; and ...
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... immediately rivets her eyes and her affections upon him . She inveigles him with blandish- ments , takes possession of his heart , and enthrals him in eternal fetters of profound love ; but as for those who are not suffi- ciently ...
... immediately rivets her eyes and her affections upon him . She inveigles him with blandish- ments , takes possession of his heart , and enthrals him in eternal fetters of profound love ; but as for those who are not suffi- ciently ...
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