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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... woman should have married again after thirteen years of widowhood ; but the real wonder is , that she should have ... woman's eyes ; for he was handsome , and not negligent of his person ; he used a mirror ; he combed his hair ; he ...
... woman should have married again after thirteen years of widowhood ; but the real wonder is , that she should have ... woman's eyes ; for he was handsome , and not negligent of his person ; he used a mirror ; he combed his hair ; he ...
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... woman named Meroë , who kept a tavern , and who , though old , was remarkably engaging ; and to her I related the circumstances of my lengthened ab- sence , of my earnest desire to reach home , and of my being * Larissa . ] - A city of ...
... woman named Meroë , who kept a tavern , and who , though old , was remarkably engaging ; and to her I related the circumstances of my lengthened ab- sence , of my earnest desire to reach home , and of my being * Larissa . ] - A city of ...
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... woman skilled in celestial matters , lest you do yourself an injury through an intemperate tongue . ' 666 Say you so ? ' said I. ' What kind of woman is this tavern- keeper , so powerful and queenly ? ' " She is a sorceress , ' he ...
... woman skilled in celestial matters , lest you do yourself an injury through an intemperate tongue . ' 666 Say you so ? ' said I. ' What kind of woman is this tavern- keeper , so powerful and queenly ? ' " She is a sorceress , ' he ...
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... woman ; since that beast , when in fear of being taken , escapes from its pursuers by the abscission of its genitals ; and she de- sired that the same might likewise befall him , as a punishment for having been connected with another woman ...
... woman ; since that beast , when in fear of being taken , escapes from its pursuers by the abscission of its genitals ; and she de- sired that the same might likewise befall him , as a punishment for having been connected with another woman ...
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... woman . Is a man's throat to be cut before your eyes , and are you to be silent ? How was it you were not likewise assassinated ? Why did the barbarous wretch spare you , a witness of the murder , and not kill you , if only to put an ...
... woman . Is a man's throat to be cut before your eyes , and are you to be silent ? How was it you were not likewise assassinated ? Why did the barbarous wretch spare you , a witness of the murder , and not kill you , if only to put an ...
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