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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... turning to the other : " But as for you , " said I , " you reject with dull ears and stubborn disposition , a statement of things which , perhaps , are true . Little are you aware , by Hercules ! by what perversity of opinion those ...
... turning to the other : " But as for you , " said I , " you reject with dull ears and stubborn disposition , a statement of things which , perhaps , are true . Little are you aware , by Hercules ! by what perversity of opinion those ...
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... turned , from Aristomenes , into a tortoise . † And so , while prostrate on the floor , peeping askance to see what was the matter , and completely covered by the bed , I espied two women , of ad- vanced age , one of whom carried a ...
... turned , from Aristomenes , into a tortoise . † And so , while prostrate on the floor , peeping askance to see what was the matter , and completely covered by the bed , I espied two women , of ad- vanced age , one of whom carried a ...
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... traveller in the greatest po- verty ? Are you ignorant , you simpleton , that he who is naked cannot be stripped by ten athletes even ? ' " The drowsy porter , turning himself on his other BOOK I. 13 TALE OF ARISTOMENES .
... traveller in the greatest po- verty ? Are you ignorant , you simpleton , that he who is naked cannot be stripped by ten athletes even ? ' " The drowsy porter , turning himself on his other BOOK I. 13 TALE OF ARISTOMENES .
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... turning himself on his other side , made answer , And how am I to know that you have not mur- dered that fellow - traveller of yours , with whom you came hither last night , and are now consulting your safety in flight ? And now I ...
... turning himself on his other side , made answer , And how am I to know that you have not mur- dered that fellow - traveller of yours , with whom you came hither last night , and are now consulting your safety in flight ? And now I ...
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... turning to me : And you , ' , " said he , " who are a person of liberal education , as your dress and appearance ... turned away to some neighbouring villages on the left ; while I approached the first inn I cast eyes upon , and at ...
... turning to me : And you , ' , " said he , " who are a person of liberal education , as your dress and appearance ... turned away to some neighbouring villages on the left ; while I approached the first inn I cast eyes upon , and at ...
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