History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1888 |
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Page 17
... carried on as a matter of business . It was only long subse- quently that the relations between the moralisations and the stories them- selves were reversed , the former becoming secondary as the latter as- sumed the chief interest ...
... carried on as a matter of business . It was only long subse- quently that the relations between the moralisations and the stories them- selves were reversed , the former becoming secondary as the latter as- sumed the chief interest ...
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... carried to such extravagance by Cinthio , and subsequent Italian novelists . A merchant is magnificently entertained in a nobleman's castle . During supper the guest is placed next the hostess , and is much struck with her beauty . The ...
... carried to such extravagance by Cinthio , and subsequent Italian novelists . A merchant is magnificently entertained in a nobleman's castle . During supper the guest is placed next the hostess , and is much struck with her beauty . The ...
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... carried something back with him as evidence . He there- fore took from the principal table a golden cup and a golden knife , and placed them in his bosom . On this the image , which stood in the corner with the bow and arrow ...
... carried something back with him as evidence . He there- fore took from the principal table a golden cup and a golden knife , and placed them in his bosom . On this the image , which stood in the corner with the bow and arrow ...
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... carried the pig , and who was a little behind the other . ' It is now time , ' says Travers , assuming his brother's voice , ' that I should carry the load . ' The bearer instantly accedes to this proposal , but he has not gone on a ...
... carried the pig , and who was a little behind the other . ' It is now time , ' says Travers , assuming his brother's voice , ' that I should carry the load . ' The bearer instantly accedes to this proposal , but he has not gone on a ...
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... carry about this accursed humpback ? " He then lifted him up with dreadful imprecations , and , having tied a stone round the neck , threw him into the middle of the current , threatening , if he came out a third time , to des- patch ...
... carry about this accursed humpback ? " He then lifted him up with dreadful imprecations , and , having tied a stone round the neck , threw him into the middle of the current , threatening , if he came out a third time , to des- patch ...
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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.