History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1888 |
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... King Meliadus and the Knight without Fear ; as also of the Lady of Scalot , who died for love of Lancelot du Lac . There , too , the passion of Yseult and the phrensy of Tristan are recorded ; and in the sixth tale of the tenth day of ...
... King Meliadus and the Knight without Fear ; as also of the Lady of Scalot , who died for love of Lancelot du Lac . There , too , the passion of Yseult and the phrensy of Tristan are recorded ; and in the sixth tale of the tenth day of ...
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... king who ruled according to his counsels . This frame is not believed to be more ancient than the Turkish version ; but the story of Bidpai , which the king expresses a curiosity to hear , is supposed to be as old as the earliest ...
... king who ruled according to his counsels . This frame is not believed to be more ancient than the Turkish version ; but the story of Bidpai , which the king expresses a curiosity to hear , is supposed to be as old as the earliest ...
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... king received a precious casket , containing a piece of silk , woven with certain characters , which , however , had the inconvenience of being unintelligible . When at length interpreted by a philosopher , it was found to be a legacy ...
... king received a precious casket , containing a piece of silk , woven with certain characters , which , however , had the inconvenience of being unintelligible . When at length interpreted by a philosopher , it was found to be a legacy ...
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... king resolves on the execution of his son , but the philosophers endeavour to dissuade him from this rash act , by ... king , and Syntipas the tutor . In Dolopatos , a Sicilian monarch of that name is the king ; the young prince is ...
... king resolves on the execution of his son , but the philosophers endeavour to dissuade him from this rash act , by ... king , and Syntipas the tutor . In Dolopatos , a Sicilian monarch of that name is the king ; the young prince is ...
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... king who detained one of the most learned of his subjects in confinement . A handsome Spanish horse being brought to court , as a present to the monarch , and the prisoner being interrogated as to its value , replies , that it is indeed ...
... king who detained one of the most learned of his subjects in confinement . A handsome Spanish horse being brought to court , as a present to the monarch , and the prisoner being interrogated as to its value , replies , that it is indeed ...
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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.