Gesta Romanorum: Or, Entertaining Moral Stories ... Translated from the Latin, with Preliminary Observations and Copious Notes, Volume 1Wynnard Hooper |
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... passes from the heart with the rapidity of a glance ; and in like manner the soul goes from the body into a state of punishment or happiness . Emperor . How is the depth of the sea a stone's throw ? Knight . All weight descends ; and ...
... passes from the heart with the rapidity of a glance ; and in like manner the soul goes from the body into a state of punishment or happiness . Emperor . How is the depth of the sea a stone's throw ? Knight . All weight descends ; and ...
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... pass- ing in all the houses , so that no private murders should be committed , nor any thing done whereby the city should be endangered . It happened that an old knight named Josias had married a young and beautiful woman who , by the ...
... pass- ing in all the houses , so that no private murders should be committed , nor any thing done whereby the city should be endangered . It happened that an old knight named Josias had married a young and beautiful woman who , by the ...
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... this operation he has occasion to retire , and in the mean time a knight on horseback , who was going to a tournament , passes by , and alights to warm himself at the fire . On the other's return , the d 2 % INTRODUCTION . lxxix.
... this operation he has occasion to retire , and in the mean time a knight on horseback , who was going to a tournament , passes by , and alights to warm himself at the fire . On the other's return , the d 2 % INTRODUCTION . lxxix.
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... - lerably well exemplifies the usual arbitrary method of departing from the original text . As there is little interest in the story , I pass it . CHAP . XLVIII . " Selestinus reigned , a wise d 6 INTRODUCTION : lxxxvii.
... - lerably well exemplifies the usual arbitrary method of departing from the original text . As there is little interest in the story , I pass it . CHAP . XLVIII . " Selestinus reigned , a wise d 6 INTRODUCTION : lxxxvii.
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... passing fair , and gentle . He cannot display resolution in a better cause ; and if ( de gustibus non est disputandum ! ) their beauty sometimes disappoint his expectations , let him remember , that adoration has been offered them by ...
... passing fair , and gentle . He cannot display resolution in a better cause ; and if ( de gustibus non est disputandum ! ) their beauty sometimes disappoint his expectations , let him remember , that adoration has been offered them by ...
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Abibas Alexis Amadis of Gaul anon answered APPLICATION beautiful beloved bird blood book of Tobit brother Cæsar called castle Christ Christian church command daugh daughter dear death devil Douce emperor empire empress espoused Eufemyen exclaimed eyes fable fair lady faith father fell flesh Fulgentius gave gentius GESTA ROMANORUM golden Guido hand hath heard heart heaven Holy Land honour husband Jovinian king kingdom knight lady lived lord marry master mercy messengers noble palace peace Pompey poor possessed pray Prince quoth received reign replied returned rich Roman romantic fiction Rome SAINT sayd seneschal servant Seven Wise Masters shew ship soldier soul steward story TALE tell thee ther thing thou art thou hast thou shalt tion took tree truth unto Valerius Maximus Vincent of Beauvais Virgin Warton wherefore wife wise woman wyfe young
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Page 377 - To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right, (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew...
Page 381 - Twas there a vice, and seem'da madness here : Detesting that, and pitying this, he goes, Lost and confounded with the various shows. Now night's dim shades again involve the sky, Again the wanderers want a place to lie, Again they search, and find a lodging nigh : The soil...
Page 375 - Here we discover those features of chivalry, so admirably ridiculed by Cervantes. But, in times of oppression, when every one followed " the simple plan, That he may take who has the power, And he may keep who can...
Page 356 - The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...
Page 383 - Celestial odours breathe through purpled air ; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light.
Page 382 - Without a vain, without a grudging heart, To him who gives us all, I yield a part ; From him you come, for him accept it here, A frank and sober, more than costly cheer.
Page 147 - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger...
Page 385 - Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half- weaned his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run ? But God, to save the father, took the son. To all, but thee, in fits he seem'd to go, (And 'twas my ministry to deal the blow,) The poor fond...
Page 381 - In one so rich, a life so poor and rude ; And why should such...
Page 379 - As one who spies a serpent in his way, Glistening and basking in the summer ray, Disorder'd stops to shun the danger near, Then walks with...