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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... leaves , † stroked his ears , threw the reins over his head , and walked him along at a gentle pace , until the usual ... leave off tell- ing such absurd , such monstrous lies . " Hearing this , I , who am generally athirst after novelty ...
... leaves , † stroked his ears , threw the reins over his head , and walked him along at a gentle pace , until the usual ... leave off tell- ing such absurd , such monstrous lies . " Hearing this , I , who am generally athirst after novelty ...
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... leaves , as it were , of her art , and mere trifles . Listen , then , and hear what she has performed in the presence of many witnesses . By a single word only , she changed a lover of hers into a beaver , because he had by force ...
... leaves , as it were , of her art , and mere trifles . Listen , then , and hear what she has performed in the presence of many witnesses . By a single word only , she changed a lover of hers into a beaver , because he had by force ...
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... leave the room , and invited me to sit in her place ; at the same time taking hold of my garment , and drawing me ... leave the room . ] - He orders his wife to leave the room , because the dinner was only enough for two . renown , if ...
... leave the room , and invited me to sit in her place ; at the same time taking hold of my garment , and drawing me ... leave the room . ] - He orders his wife to leave the room , because the dinner was only enough for two . renown , if ...
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... leaves , and that the fountains of water flowed forth from the liquefied human bodies . I was every instant expecting that the statues and pictures would take to walking , that the walls would speak , that oxen Heart of Thessaly ...
... leaves , and that the fountains of water flowed forth from the liquefied human bodies . I was every instant expecting that the statues and pictures would take to walking , that the walls would speak , that oxen Heart of Thessaly ...
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... leave my entertainer , Milo , without any just cause of complaint . Nevertheless I will take care not to fail in what- ever can be done without a breach of the courtesies of hos- pitality . And as often as I shall have occasion ...
... leave my entertainer , Milo , without any just cause of complaint . Nevertheless I will take care not to fail in what- ever can be done without a breach of the courtesies of hos- pitality . And as often as I shall have occasion ...
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