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Page xxv
We pass this by , however , that we may examine the probable cause of the lion's
being invested with regal authority . ... But , setting aside our knowledge that lions
were formerly brought into Europe from their native wilds , to be exhibited as ...
We pass this by , however , that we may examine the probable cause of the lion's
being invested with regal authority . ... But , setting aside our knowledge that lions
were formerly brought into Europe from their native wilds , to be exhibited as ...
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being indigenous to Europe might be adduced from those poets who tell us that
Sigfrid was wont to hunt lions in the ... sufficiently explanatory of the motives
which induced the writers of these fables to invest the lion with sovereignity over
all ...
being indigenous to Europe might be adduced from those poets who tell us that
Sigfrid was wont to hunt lions in the ... sufficiently explanatory of the motives
which induced the writers of these fables to invest the lion with sovereignity over
all ...
Page xxvii
This poem is entitled Ecbasis cujusdam captivi per Tropologiam , and consists of
1229 leonine verses , the principal part being occupied with the story of the lion's
illness , told by the wolf , as explanatory of the feud between the fox and himself ...
This poem is entitled Ecbasis cujusdam captivi per Tropologiam , and consists of
1229 leonine verses , the principal part being occupied with the story of the lion's
illness , told by the wolf , as explanatory of the feud between the fox and himself ...
Page xlvi
The second book contains the history of the lion's falling sick ; and includes the
first portion of the earlier “ Isengrimus ; ” the conclusion of which poem , with
sundry alterations and additions , constitutes , according to its present
arrangement ...
The second book contains the history of the lion's falling sick ; and includes the
first portion of the earlier “ Isengrimus ; ” the conclusion of which poem , with
sundry alterations and additions , constitutes , according to its present
arrangement ...
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lion , whom he meets and who is desperately hungry , to visit Isengrim . The lion
does so , to Isengrim's great astonishment , and the whole party proceed together
to the forest , where they have the goodfortune to capture a young heifer , which ...
lion , whom he meets and who is desperately hungry , to visit Isengrim . The lion
does so , to Isengrim's great astonishment , and the whole party proceed together
to the forest , where they have the goodfortune to capture a young heifer , which ...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Volume 12 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1844 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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