Gesta Romanorum, Or, Entertaining Moral Stories: Invented by the Monks as a Fire-side Reacreation and Commonly Applied in Their Discourses from the Pulpit Whence the Most Celebrated of Our Own Poets and Others, from the Earliest Times, Have Extracted Their Plots, Volume 1Charles Swan C. and J. Rivington, 1824 - Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern |
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... faith of many to whom it was well known , I have myself heard , both from the inhabitants of the place and others . " The inference , therefore is , that the narrator was either an Englishman , or one well acquainted with the localities ...
... faith of many to whom it was well known , I have myself heard , both from the inhabitants of the place and others . " The inference , therefore is , that the narrator was either an Englishman , or one well acquainted with the localities ...
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... faith . Therefore , we should not feed fat the world with pride , avarice , and other vices , if we would be the children of God . And if our desires are contrary , too surely we shall be excluded from the family of Christ , and lose ...
... faith . Therefore , we should not feed fat the world with pride , avarice , and other vices , if we would be the children of God . And if our desires are contrary , too surely we shall be excluded from the family of Christ , and lose ...
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... faith . " The girl immedi- ately commenced her operations ; and during her father's absence effected his release , and fled with him to his own country . When they arrived , the father of the youth welcomed him , and said , " Son , I am ...
... faith . " The girl immedi- ately commenced her operations ; and during her father's absence effected his release , and fled with him to his own country . When they arrived , the father of the youth welcomed him , and said , " Son , I am ...
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... faith . Therefore , we should not feed fat the world with pride , avarice , and other vices , if we would be the children of God . And if our desires are contrary , too surely we shall be excluded from the family of Christ , and lose ...
... faith . Therefore , we should not feed fat the world with pride , avarice , and other vices , if we would be the children of God . And if our desires are contrary , too surely we shall be excluded from the family of Christ , and lose ...
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... faith . " The girl immedi- ately commenced her operations ; and during her father's absence effected his release , and fled with him to his own country . When they arrived , the father of the youth welcomed him , and said , " Son , I am ...
... faith . " The girl immedi- ately commenced her operations ; and during her father's absence effected his release , and fled with him to his own country . When they arrived , the father of the youth welcomed him , and said , " Son , I am ...
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Abibas Alexis anon answered APPLICATION beautiful beloved bird blood body book of Tobit brother Cæsar called Christ Christian church command daugh daughter dear death devil Douce emperor empire empress Eufemyen exclaimed eyes fable fair lady faith father fell flesh Fulgentius gave gentius GESTA ROMANORUM golden hand hath heard heart heaven Holy Land honour husband Jovinian king king of Hungary kingdom knight lady lord marry master mercy messengers noble original Gesta palace peace Pompey poor pray Prince quoth received reign replied returned rich ring rode Roman romantic fiction Rome SAINT sayd seneschal servant Seven Wise Masters shew soldier soul steward story TALE tell thee ther thing thou art thou hast thou shalt tion tree truth unto Valerius Maximus Vincent of Beauvais Virgin Warton whan wherefore wife wise woman wounded wyfe young