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 39
... dead man , he shall be well rewarded for his services . ' " On this , I said to one of the bystanders , ' What am I to understand by this ? Are the dead in the habit of running away in this country ? ' " Hold your tongue , ' replied he ...
... dead man , he shall be well rewarded for his services . ' " On this , I said to one of the bystanders , ' What am I to understand by this ? Are the dead in the habit of running away in this country ? ' " Hold your tongue , ' replied he ...
Page 40
... dead body , which is that of the son of one of the principal persons of this city , from the abominable Harpies . ' " You are talking nonsense to me , ' said I , ' and mere trifles . You behold in me a man of iron nerve , proof against ...
... dead body , which is that of the son of one of the principal persons of this city , from the abominable Harpies . ' " You are talking nonsense to me , ' said I , ' and mere trifles . You behold in me a man of iron nerve , proof against ...
Page 41
... dead . In fact , I was so in- sensible , and so much in need of some one else to take care of me , that I might just as well have not been there at all . " Hardly had the clarion of the crested cohort sounded a truce to the night , when ...
... dead . In fact , I was so in- sensible , and so much in need of some one else to take care of me , that I might just as well have not been there at all . " Hardly had the clarion of the crested cohort sounded a truce to the night , when ...
Page 42
... dead person was carried out , accompanied , for the last time , by lamentations and outcries ; and , according to the custom of the country , was borne with all the pomp of a public funeral , as being one of the principal men , through ...
... dead person was carried out , accompanied , for the last time , by lamentations and outcries ; and , according to the custom of the country , was borne with all the pomp of a public funeral , as being one of the principal men , through ...
Page 45
... dead body . The subsequent disclosures , however , of the young man put an end to this dis- pute ; for , again heaving a deep groan , ' I will give you , ' he said , ' I will give you incontrovertible evidence of the truth of my ...
... dead body . The subsequent disclosures , however , of the young man put an end to this dis- pute ; for , again heaving a deep groan , ' I will give you , ' he said , ' I will give you incontrovertible evidence of the truth of my ...
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