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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... is the first question . ' As far , ' replied he , as a sigh is from the heart . ' Emperor . And how deep is the sea ? Knight . A stone's throw . Emperor . How many flaggons of salt water are there INTRODUCTION . lxxv.
... is the first question . ' As far , ' replied he , as a sigh is from the heart . ' Emperor . And how deep is the sea ? Knight . A stone's throw . Emperor . How many flaggons of salt water are there INTRODUCTION . lxxv.
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... from hell ? That is the first question . ' ' As far , ' replied he , as a sigh is from the heart . ' Emperor . And how deep is the sea ? Knight . A stone's throw . Emperor . How many flaggons of salt water are there INTRODUCTION . lxxv.
... from hell ? That is the first question . ' ' As far , ' replied he , as a sigh is from the heart . ' Emperor . And how deep is the sea ? Knight . A stone's throw . Emperor . How many flaggons of salt water are there INTRODUCTION . lxxv.
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... replied , and said : Soothly my Lord , I would gladly lay unto him my medicine , but I wot right well it is in vain , for he hath not made a full confession . 66 The emperor hearing this , he turned towards his f3 INTRODUCTION . cxxix.
... replied , and said : Soothly my Lord , I would gladly lay unto him my medicine , but I wot right well it is in vain , for he hath not made a full confession . 66 The emperor hearing this , he turned towards his f3 INTRODUCTION . cxxix.
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... replied , " But how am I to effect it ? Thy father , thine own father will not ransom thee : on what ground then should I , a stranger , at- tempt it ? And suppose that I were induced to do so , I should incur the wrath of my pa- دو ...
... replied , " But how am I to effect it ? Thy father , thine own father will not ransom thee : on what ground then should I , a stranger , at- tempt it ? And suppose that I were induced to do so , I should incur the wrath of my pa- دو ...
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... replied , " It is the daughter of a king , to whom I am betrothed . " The father returned , " On pain of losing thy inheritance , I charge thee , marry her not . " " My father , " exclaimed the youth , " what hast thou said ? My ...
... replied , " It is the daughter of a king , to whom I am betrothed . " The father returned , " On pain of losing thy inheritance , I charge thee , marry her not . " " My father , " exclaimed the youth , " what hast thou said ? My ...
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