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 41
... close before me , and fixed its eyes most intently upon me , so much so , that the little creature quite agitated my mind by its unusual confi- dence . At length , however , I said to it : ' Out with you , nasty little beast ! and go ...
... close before me , and fixed its eyes most intently upon me , so much so , that the little creature quite agitated my mind by its unusual confi- dence . At length , however , I said to it : ' Out with you , nasty little beast ! and go ...
Page 43
... close shaven , and having on his feet sandals made of palm leaves . ‡ After having for some time kissed his hands and embraced his very knees , ' O priest , ' said he , ' take pity on me , by the stars of the heavens , by the Gods of ...
... close shaven , and having on his feet sandals made of palm leaves . ‡ After having for some time kissed his hands and embraced his very knees , ' O priest , ' said he , ' take pity on me , by the stars of the heavens , by the Gods of ...
Page 44
... close behind the bier , observed every thing with inquisitive eyes . 66 ' Presently the breast of the corpse began to be inflated , the artery to throb with pulsation , the body to be filled with breath ; at last the corpse arose , and ...
... close behind the bier , observed every thing with inquisitive eyes . 66 ' Presently the breast of the corpse began to be inflated , the artery to throb with pulsation , the body to be filled with breath ; at last the corpse arose , and ...
Page 55
... close at hand , at which you promised last evening to be present . " Full of horror at these words , and shuddering at the very mention of her house , " Tell your mistress , " said I , " that I would most willingly obey her commands ...
... close at hand , at which you promised last evening to be present . " Full of horror at these words , and shuddering at the very mention of her house , " Tell your mistress , " said I , " that I would most willingly obey her commands ...
Page 56
... close to his side , and screened myself under its shadow , such was the shame I felt . But how I washed or how I dried myself , or how I got home again , was more than I could tell ; so much was I confounded and bereft of my senses on ...
... close to his side , and screened myself under its shadow , such was the shame I felt . But how I washed or how I dried myself , or how I got home again , was more than I could tell ; so much was I confounded and bereft of my senses on ...
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