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 12
... thou dost pass through a river . ' " When she had thus said , they lifted my bed from the ground , and squatting astride over my face , discharged their bladders , until they had entirely drenched me with their most filthy contents ...
... thou dost pass through a river . ' " When she had thus said , they lifted my bed from the ground , and squatting astride over my face , discharged their bladders , until they had entirely drenched me with their most filthy contents ...
Page 14
... thou supply me , who would fain hasten to the shades below , with a welcome instrument of death . ' " Thus saying , I began to undo the rope with which the bed was corded , and throwing one end of it over a small beam which projected ...
... thou supply me , who would fain hasten to the shades below , with a welcome instrument of death . ' " Thus saying , I began to undo the rope with which the bed was corded , and throwing one end of it over a small beam which projected ...
Page 44
... thou not relate to this crowd each particular , and disclose the mysteries of thy death ? Knowest thou not that the Furies can be summoned by my imprecations to rack thy wearied limbs ? ' " " The body looked up from the bier , and with ...
... thou not relate to this crowd each particular , and disclose the mysteries of thy death ? Knowest thou not that the Furies can be summoned by my imprecations to rack thy wearied limbs ? ' " " The body looked up from the bier , and with ...
Page 107
... thou , Zephyr , acknowledge thy mis- tress . ' Then with a great bound , she threw herself headlong from the mountain ; but neither alive nor dead was she able to reach the spot she sought . For her limbs were torn in pieces by the ...
... thou , Zephyr , acknowledge thy mis- tress . ' Then with a great bound , she threw herself headlong from the mountain ; but neither alive nor dead was she able to reach the spot she sought . For her limbs were torn in pieces by the ...
Page 112
... thou dost inhabit the ancient temples of Samos , * which glories in thy birth , thy complaining infancy , and thy nurture ; or whether thou dost frequent the happy mansions of lofty Carthage , which adores thee as a virgin , passing ...
... thou dost inhabit the ancient temples of Samos , * which glories in thy birth , thy complaining infancy , and thy nurture ; or whether thou dost frequent the happy mansions of lofty Carthage , which adores thee as a virgin , passing ...
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