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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... Wise Masters , or of Kalilah u Damnah . The term Gesta Romanorum implies nothing more than a collection of ancient stories , many of which might be the same , but which would naturally vary in various countries according to the taste of ...
... Wise Masters , or of Kalilah u Damnah . The term Gesta Romanorum implies nothing more than a collection of ancient stories , many of which might be the same , but which would naturally vary in various countries according to the taste of ...
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... wise and mighty emperor , named Anselm , who did bear in his arms a shield of silver with five red roses ; this emperor had three sons whom he loved much ; he had also continual war with the king of Egypt , in which war he lost all his ...
... wise and mighty emperor , named Anselm , who did bear in his arms a shield of silver with five red roses ; this emperor had three sons whom he loved much ; he had also continual war with the king of Egypt , in which war he lost all his ...
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... wise man , for the house whereof he spake was a cloak , and therefore he said to you , that you did foolishly , because you came without your cloak , then your cloaths had not been spoiled with rain . Then said the king , when he had ...
... wise man , for the house whereof he spake was a cloak , and therefore he said to you , that you did foolishly , because you came without your cloak , then your cloaths had not been spoiled with rain . Then said the king , when he had ...
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... wise man , and saith [ wisely ] : for he called your father and mother , bread and wine , and other victual . Then said the king , we rode further , and anon after he asked me leave to go from me , and I asked earnestly whether he went ...
... wise man , and saith [ wisely ] : for he called your father and mother , bread and wine , and other victual . Then said the king , we rode further , and anon after he asked me leave to go from me , and I asked earnestly whether he went ...
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... wise emperour , in the city of Rome , and mighty he was of power ; the which emperour had three daughters . So it liked to this emperour to know which of his daughters loved him best . And then he said to the eldest . daughter , how ...
... wise emperour , in the city of Rome , and mighty he was of power ; the which emperour had three daughters . So it liked to this emperour to know which of his daughters loved him best . And then he said to the eldest . daughter , how ...
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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