History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1888 |
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... according to the intention of the authors , as there are no fables given which are attributed to Lockman . This work was trans- lated into English 1747 , and an English version , by J. G. N. Keith Falconer , from the Syriac text , has ...
... according to the intention of the authors , as there are no fables given which are attributed to Lockman . This work was trans- lated into English 1747 , and an English version , by J. G. N. Keith Falconer , from the Syriac text , has ...
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... according to the Welsh tradition , it is a wolf he destroys . In both , the parents seeing the faithful animal 2 1 Landau suggests the following genealogy of the work : — Sanskrit original . Old Arabic Bearbeitung . Sukasaplati ...
... according to the Welsh tradition , it is a wolf he destroys . In both , the parents seeing the faithful animal 2 1 Landau suggests the following genealogy of the work : — Sanskrit original . Old Arabic Bearbeitung . Sukasaplati ...
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... according to the taste of the collector , in the same manner as different stories are in- troduced in the Greek Syntipas , the Italian Erastus , and English Wise Masters . - Dunlop . The number of MSS . of the Gesta is surprising , and ...
... according to the taste of the collector , in the same manner as different stories are in- troduced in the Greek Syntipas , the Italian Erastus , and English Wise Masters . - Dunlop . The number of MSS . of the Gesta is surprising , and ...
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... according to the proclivities of the writer , until such time as the transcription of the work in different fixed compilations began to be carried on as a matter of business . It was only long subse- quently that the relations between ...
... according to the proclivities of the writer , until such time as the transcription of the work in different fixed compilations began to be carried on as a matter of business . It was only long subse- quently that the relations between ...
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... according to the tradition preserved in the Chronicle of Nestor , pretends to desire peace and tribute . " What dost thou desire from us ? " the Drevliani ask , " we will gladly pay tribute in honey and furs . " Olga answered , “ Ye ...
... according to the tradition preserved in the Chronicle of Nestor , pretends to desire peace and tribute . " What dost thou desire from us ? " the Drevliani ask , " we will gladly pay tribute in honey and furs . " Olga answered , “ Ye ...
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Page 292 - As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a den,* and laid me down in that place to sleep ; and as I slept, I dreamed a dream. I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back, Isa.