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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Page 257
... o'er thy beauties here . In life thou wert my morning star ; And now that death hath stol❜n thy light , Alas , thou shinest dim and far , Like the pale beam that weeps at night . " * Hear , also , the lines addressed by the same writer ...
... o'er thy beauties here . In life thou wert my morning star ; And now that death hath stol❜n thy light , Alas , thou shinest dim and far , Like the pale beam that weeps at night . " * Hear , also , the lines addressed by the same writer ...
Page 403
... o'er hill and dale , " as Lucilius says . Then , when they are riding at the horse's speed along the way , if they espy any man of high station , of great influence , and well known , in spite of their haste they check their speed and ...
... o'er hill and dale , " as Lucilius says . Then , when they are riding at the horse's speed along the way , if they espy any man of high station , of great influence , and well known , in spite of their haste they check their speed and ...
Page 408
... O'er her warm cheek's vermilion dye , Waves , lightly waves , her dark - brown hair ; Bright as the winter star her eye , Yet peaceful as the summer air . No one to Paphos take his way , Cnidos , Cythera , charm no more ; No throngs ...
... O'er her warm cheek's vermilion dye , Waves , lightly waves , her dark - brown hair ; Bright as the winter star her eye , Yet peaceful as the summer air . No one to Paphos take his way , Cnidos , Cythera , charm no more ; No throngs ...
Page 409
... kiss'd her son , and fleet as wind She seeks old Ocean's dark - green caves- Her ivory feet with roses twin'd , Brush lightly o'er the trembling waves . IV . Young PSYCHE still more beauteous grows , She CUPID AND PSYCHE . 409.
... kiss'd her son , and fleet as wind She seeks old Ocean's dark - green caves- Her ivory feet with roses twin'd , Brush lightly o'er the trembling waves . IV . Young PSYCHE still more beauteous grows , She CUPID AND PSYCHE . 409.
Page 412
... o'er PSYCHE's fluttering soul , Benignly shedd'st thine opiate charms ; Spell - bound she own'd thy mild control , Soft cradled in thy downy arms : Till wafted on young ZEPHYR's wings To a fair vale's sequester'd bowers ; Who the ...
... o'er PSYCHE's fluttering soul , Benignly shedd'st thine opiate charms ; Spell - bound she own'd thy mild control , Soft cradled in thy downy arms : Till wafted on young ZEPHYR's wings To a fair vale's sequester'd bowers ; Who the ...
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