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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... Sweet's Warblers . Enlarged edition . Numerous plates . ** All other editions are abridged . With the plates coloured . 7s . 6d . Bonomi's Nineveh and its Palaces . New Edition , revised and considerably enlarged , both in matter and ...
... Sweet's Warblers . Enlarged edition . Numerous plates . ** All other editions are abridged . With the plates coloured . 7s . 6d . Bonomi's Nineveh and its Palaces . New Edition , revised and considerably enlarged , both in matter and ...
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... sweet , and at the same time , a bitter draught . Beware , lest the excessive sweetness of the honey turn into the lasting bitterness of gall . " is Why do you say so , my charmer ? " I replied , " since I am ready to be laid at full ...
... sweet , and at the same time , a bitter draught . Beware , lest the excessive sweetness of the honey turn into the lasting bitterness of gall . " is Why do you say so , my charmer ? " I replied , " since I am ready to be laid at full ...
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... sweet flowers , there were virgin roses , § dripping with the morning dew . With longing desire , and overjoyed by the hope of safety , I moved towards them . But while , with quivering lips , I was preparing to seize them , this very ...
... sweet flowers , there were virgin roses , § dripping with the morning dew . With longing desire , and overjoyed by the hope of safety , I moved towards them . But while , with quivering lips , I was preparing to seize them , this very ...
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... sweet- meats , or to dream of amorous enjoyments , predicts that a person is about to be afflicted with sorrow of mind , disease of body , and other evils . However , I will proceed to divert you , by some pretty stories , and old ...
... sweet- meats , or to dream of amorous enjoyments , predicts that a person is about to be afflicted with sorrow of mind , disease of body , and other evils . However , I will proceed to divert you , by some pretty stories , and old ...
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... sweet wounds inflicted by your arrow , by the warmth , de- lightful as honey , of that torch , to afford your parent her revenge , ay , and a full one too , and as you respect myself , severely punish this rebellious beauty and this one ...
... sweet wounds inflicted by your arrow , by the warmth , de- lightful as honey , of that torch , to afford your parent her revenge , ay , and a full one too , and as you respect myself , severely punish this rebellious beauty and this one ...
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