Curious Myths of the Middle AgesRivingtons, 1872 - 660 pagina's |
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Pagina 103
... having been used for torture . In this group of figures , the seven are repre- sented as young , without beards , and indeed in ancient martyrologies they are frequently called boys . It has The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus 103.
... having been used for torture . In this group of figures , the seven are repre- sented as young , without beards , and indeed in ancient martyrologies they are frequently called boys . It has The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus 103.
Pagina 151
... figure . He is a farmer , a sailor , a hunter , a fisher : he will run you down a dog ; if any man has a tail , it is Col. " And notwithstanding all his aversion to puns , the great Doctor was fain to yield to human weakness on one ...
... figure . He is a farmer , a sailor , a hunter , a fisher : he will run you down a dog ; if any man has a tail , it is Col. " And notwithstanding all his aversion to puns , the great Doctor was fain to yield to human weakness on one ...
Pagina 157
... figure at which he would have disposed of her ; the abhorrence with which she was regarded was not attributed to her tail , but to the partiality , which she was unable to conceal , for human flesh . Her tribe fed Tailed Men 157.
... figure at which he would have disposed of her ; the abhorrence with which she was regarded was not attributed to her tail , but to the partiality , which she was unable to conceal , for human flesh . Her tribe fed Tailed Men 157.
Pagina 199
... figure in the moon is probably Endymion , be- loved of Selene , and held by her passionately to her bosom . The Egyptian representations of the moon with a figure in the disk , represent the little Horus in the womb of his mother Isis ...
... figure in the moon is probably Endymion , be- loved of Selene , and held by her passionately to her bosom . The Egyptian representations of the moon with a figure in the disk , represent the little Horus in the womb of his mother Isis ...
Pagina 200
... figure of a man upon it . The water was then very low , and one of the conjuring parties had lit up this disk at the water's edge . They had made it of wax with great exactness , and presently it was at full . It was an imposing sight ...
... figure of a man upon it . The water was then very low , and one of the conjuring parties had lit up this disk at the water's edge . They had made it of wax with great exactness , and presently it was at full . It was an imposing sight ...
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