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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... mean : ' are the ancient originals of my race . ' This version is either expressly warranted or tacitly ad- mitted ... means , lineage , is here used in a figurative sense , akin to that in which Englishmen speak of their university as ...
... mean : ' are the ancient originals of my race . ' This version is either expressly warranted or tacitly ad- mitted ... means , lineage , is here used in a figurative sense , akin to that in which Englishmen speak of their university as ...
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... means , on the contrary , to accept in good part . Neither Taylor nor Head seem to have been aware of the distinction . They both make Aristomenes accept the invitation , though the event shows that Lucius did not understand his reply ...
... means , on the contrary , to accept in good part . Neither Taylor nor Head seem to have been aware of the distinction . They both make Aristomenes accept the invitation , though the event shows that Lucius did not understand his reply ...
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... mean the stage curtain , which divided in the middle and was drawn aside : while the siparium ' would more nearly correspond with our drop - scene . great many of her performances ? Why , as for 8 THE GOLDEN ASS OF APULEIUS .
... mean the stage curtain , which divided in the middle and was drawn aside : while the siparium ' would more nearly correspond with our drop - scene . great many of her performances ? Why , as for 8 THE GOLDEN ASS OF APULEIUS .
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... means of some deadly spell , that the stones I kicked against were petrified men , that the birds I heard singing , were men transformed and feathered , that the trees which surrounded the pomorium , were people in like manner , covered ...
... means of some deadly spell , that the stones I kicked against were petrified men , that the birds I heard singing , were men transformed and feathered , that the trees which surrounded the pomorium , were people in like manner , covered ...
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... means , madam , ' said I , consider me one of your servants ; and , as often as you stand in need of my services , you may confidently command me . ' " Hardly had I thus spoken , when all the servants , heaping curses upon the dreadful ...
... means , madam , ' said I , consider me one of your servants ; and , as often as you stand in need of my services , you may confidently command me . ' " Hardly had I thus spoken , when all the servants , heaping curses upon the dreadful ...
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