The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles TatiusG. Bell and Sons, 1912 - 511 pages |
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... father's house , and afterwards rewards them for their long fidelity . " Several French translations of Achilles Tatius have appeared ; an Italian one by Coccio ; also an English one , published at Oxford in 1638 , which the present ...
... father's house , and afterwards rewards them for their long fidelity . " Several French translations of Achilles Tatius have appeared ; an Italian one by Coccio ; also an English one , published at Oxford in 1638 , which the present ...
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... father . At the end of this period he becomes doubtful of her power to preserve her chastity any longer in her native country ; he therefore determines to carry her along with him , on an embassy to which he had been appointed , to ...
... father . At the end of this period he becomes doubtful of her power to preserve her chastity any longer in her native country ; he therefore determines to carry her along with him , on an embassy to which he had been appointed , to ...
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... father ; and by the opportune arrival of Charicles , priest of Delphi , who was wandering through the world in search of Chariclea . After some demur on the part of the Gymnosophists , Chariclea obtains her own release and that of ...
... father ; and by the opportune arrival of Charicles , priest of Delphi , who was wandering through the world in search of Chariclea . After some demur on the part of the Gymnosophists , Chariclea obtains her own release and that of ...
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... father of the mischance that had happened to the garden . Astylus is accompanied by a parasite , Gnatho , who is smitten with a friendship à la Grecque for Daphnis . This having come to the knowledge of Lamon , who overhears the ...
... father of the mischance that had happened to the garden . Astylus is accompanied by a parasite , Gnatho , who is smitten with a friendship à la Grecque for Daphnis . This having come to the knowledge of Lamon , who overhears the ...
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... father Hippias ' house in Tyre , where his cousin Leucippe came to seek refuge from a war which . was at that time carried on against her native country Byzantium . These young relatives became mutually ena- moured . Callisthenes of ...
... father Hippias ' house in Tyre , where his cousin Leucippe came to seek refuge from a war which . was at that time carried on against her native country Byzantium . These young relatives became mutually ena- moured . Callisthenes of ...
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Achæmenes Achilles Tatius appeared arms arrived Arsace Bagoas beauty began brought Calasiris called captives Chariclea Charicles Clinias Clitopho Cnemon command concealed cried Cybele Daphnis and Chloe daughter death deity desire Dryas Edition Egyptian embraced endeavoured enemy escape Ethiopian exclaimed eyes father favour fear flocks flowers fortune gave give goats gods Greek grief Gymnosophists hand hear heard Heliodorus honour Hydaspes inquired king kiss Lamon Leucippe lover maiden manner marriage Melitta Menelaus mind misfortunes mistress Mithranes Myrtale Nausicles night Nile Nymphs Oroondates passion pastoral Persians Persina Petosiris Philetas pipe pirates present preserved promised received replied retired returned sacred sacrifice sail seized sheep shew sight slave soon Sosthenes Sostratus stranger suffer sword Syene tears temple Theagenes Theagenes and Chariclea Thersander Thisbe thou thought Thyamis tokens took Trachinus Translated vessel vols wine wish woman wound young youth Zacynthus καὶ
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