Proverbial Folk-loreR.J. Clark, 1881 - 173 pagine |
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Pagina 68
... poet Ibycus was murdered by robbers when on his way to Corinth . With his dying breath he committed the task of avenging him to a flock of cranes , the only living creatures in sight beside himself and his murderers . The latter ...
... poet Ibycus was murdered by robbers when on his way to Corinth . With his dying breath he committed the task of avenging him to a flock of cranes , the only living creatures in sight beside himself and his murderers . The latter ...
Pagina 97
... poet Cowper , the great authority on this subject , pays a very graceful compliment to one of his friends in this epilogue . Once on a time , an emperor , a wise man , No matter where , in China or Japan , Decreed that whosoever should ...
... poet Cowper , the great authority on this subject , pays a very graceful compliment to one of his friends in this epilogue . Once on a time , an emperor , a wise man , No matter where , in China or Japan , Decreed that whosoever should ...
Pagina 160
... poet ! cease thy most mistaken song ! He cant live right , whose creed directs him wrong ! The man who wrote the famous line , ' He cant & c . ' Was a great poet undoubtedly , but he was a wretched divine.- Canon Ryle . In some few ...
... poet ! cease thy most mistaken song ! He cant live right , whose creed directs him wrong ! The man who wrote the famous line , ' He cant & c . ' Was a great poet undoubtedly , but he was a wretched divine.- Canon Ryle . In some few ...
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