History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1888 |
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... person spoke . He looked towards one corner , where he saw an immense carbuncle , ' which illuminated the whole apartment . In the opposite corner he perceived the figure of a man , with a bended bow , and an arrow in his hand ...
... person spoke . He looked towards one corner , where he saw an immense carbuncle , ' which illuminated the whole apartment . In the opposite corner he perceived the figure of a man , with a bended bow , and an arrow in his hand ...
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... person , by means of some wild - fire which he carries in his claws . ' As was ex- 1 This recalls an incident in the Roman de Brut , v . 14005 , etc. , where a besieged city is set on fire by the enemy through the medium of sparrows ...
... person , by means of some wild - fire which he carries in his claws . ' As was ex- 1 This recalls an incident in the Roman de Brut , v . 14005 , etc. , where a besieged city is set on fire by the enemy through the medium of sparrows ...
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... person to another , so com- mon in Italian tales , there are many instances in the tales of the Trouveurs . Thus in a Fabliau by the Trouveur Courte Barbe , LES TROIS AVEUGLES DE COMPIÈGNE . ' a young ecclesiastic returning from his ...
... person to another , so com- mon in Italian tales , there are many instances in the tales of the Trouveurs . Thus in a Fabliau by the Trouveur Courte Barbe , LES TROIS AVEUGLES DE COMPIÈGNE . ' a young ecclesiastic returning from his ...
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... person gives it , he asks who of the three is paymaster ? Everyone says , " It is not I. " From a corner of the room the ecclesiastic enjoys the rage of the landlord , and mutual reproaches of the blind , who accuse each other of ...
... person gives it , he asks who of the three is paymaster ? Everyone says , " It is not I. " From a corner of the room the ecclesiastic enjoys the rage of the landlord , and mutual reproaches of the blind , who accuse each other of ...
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... person in the district , the poor girl was delivered up to him . After learning of what she had partaken , languished and died , while her hus- band went to other lands , and died after many years of saddened exis- tence . On this story ...
... person in the district , the poor girl was delivered up to him . After learning of what she had partaken , languished and died , while her hus- band went to other lands , and died after many years of saddened exis- tence . On this story ...
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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.