History of Prose Fiction, Volume 1G. Bell and sons, 1888 - Fiction |
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Page 16
... lived during the reign of the emperor Marcus Aurelius : Lucius collected accounts of magical transfor- mations ; Photius remarks , that his style is delightful by its perspicuity , purity , and sweetness , but as his work com- prehends ...
... lived during the reign of the emperor Marcus Aurelius : Lucius collected accounts of magical transfor- mations ; Photius remarks , that his style is delightful by its perspicuity , purity , and sweetness , but as his work com- prehends ...
Page 17
... lived in the reign of the Emperor Julian , and were great favourites of the Apostate . The name ' Iaußixog , says Mueller , seems to be an Arabic form , and should be pronounced with the penultima long . It is probably the same as yam ...
... lived in the reign of the Emperor Julian , and were great favourites of the Apostate . The name ' Iaußixog , says Mueller , seems to be an Arabic form , and should be pronounced with the penultima long . It is probably the same as yam ...
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... who carry Calasiris 1 This can hardly have been , as in all probability Musæus lived at a later date than Heliodorus . - LIEB . and those under his protection to the coast of Egypt CH . I. ] HELIODORUS — THEAGENES AND CHARICLEA . 25.
... who carry Calasiris 1 This can hardly have been , as in all probability Musæus lived at a later date than Heliodorus . - LIEB . and those under his protection to the coast of Egypt CH . I. ] HELIODORUS — THEAGENES AND CHARICLEA . 25.
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... lived , his style is re- markable for its elegance and perspicuity , and would not have disgraced an earlier age . " His diction , " says Photius , ' " is such as becomes the subject ; it possesses great sweet- ness and simplicity , and ...
... lived , his style is re- markable for its elegance and perspicuity , and would not have disgraced an earlier age . " His diction , " says Photius , ' " is such as becomes the subject ; it possesses great sweet- ness and simplicity , and ...
Page 37
... lived in the fourth century , but Boden thinks he must have been later , because in some of his descriptions ( Ed . Hercher . xlii . 13-18 ) he has ob- viously imitated the poet Musæus ( vers . 92-98 ) , whom he thinks posterior to that ...
... lived in the fourth century , but Boden thinks he must have been later , because in some of his descriptions ( Ed . Hercher . xlii . 13-18 ) he has ob- viously imitated the poet Musæus ( vers . 92-98 ) , whom he thinks posterior to that ...
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