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... possessed the fairest portion of the globe , were addicted to every species of luxury and magnificence ; and having fallen under the dominion of the Persians , imbibed with the utmost avidity the amusing fables of their conquerors . The ...
... possessed the fairest portion of the globe , were addicted to every species of luxury and magnificence ; and having fallen under the dominion of the Persians , imbibed with the utmost avidity the amusing fables of their conquerors . The ...
Page 124
... possessed by mists and clouds , may be partly attri- buted the prevalence of stories of ghosts , giants , & c . , in hilly or cloudy regions intersected by deep valleys and lakes , or by woods , rocks , and rivers . 1 See L. F. A. Maury ...
... possessed by mists and clouds , may be partly attri- buted the prevalence of stories of ghosts , giants , & c . , in hilly or cloudy regions intersected by deep valleys and lakes , or by woods , rocks , and rivers . 1 See L. F. A. Maury ...
Page 187
... possessed , and which I formerly conquered , and I will that it belong to your kingdom , which shall , in honour of your name , be called the Kingdom Lyonnel . " Another passage in Perceforest ( iii . c . 16 end , fol . 37 ) reads ...
... possessed , and which I formerly conquered , and I will that it belong to your kingdom , which shall , in honour of your name , be called the Kingdom Lyonnel . " Another passage in Perceforest ( iii . c . 16 end , fol . 37 ) reads ...
Page 205
... possessed of the same powers of sympathy and vegetation in the wild romantic ballad of the Douglas Tragedy . 1 Grimm notices an old Spanish fragment of our legend , which con- tains an incident unknown to any other version . Isolde the ...
... possessed of the same powers of sympathy and vegetation in the wild romantic ballad of the Douglas Tragedy . 1 Grimm notices an old Spanish fragment of our legend , which con- tains an incident unknown to any other version . Isolde the ...
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... possessed a power inherent in themselves . Nor were these creatures merely the offspring of the imagination of romancers , but were be- lieved to exist in the age in which they wrote . At a period much later than the composition of ...
... possessed a power inherent in themselves . Nor were these creatures merely the offspring of the imagination of romancers , but were be- lieved to exist in the age in which they wrote . At a period much later than the composition of ...
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