The Tale of the Man of Lawe: The Pardoneres Tale; the Second Nonnes Tale; the Chanouns Yemannes Tale, from the Canterbury TalesClarendon Press, 1877 - 276 страница |
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... shew him us . " “ Come with me , and I will . ” The hermit takes them to the cave , and shews them Death - the gold . They laugh at him , and make great joy , and say , " The hermit is a fool . " Then the three robbers consult as to ...
... shew him us . " “ Come with me , and I will . ” The hermit takes them to the cave , and shews them Death - the gold . They laugh at him , and make great joy , and say , " The hermit is a fool . " Then the three robbers consult as to ...
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... , but the French text . A very slight comparison shew at once that this idea is wrong ( as Mr. Furnivall points out ) and that Chaucer unquestionably followed the Latin original ; se note to 1. 319 , p . 173. It is xxxii INTRODUCTION .
... , but the French text . A very slight comparison shew at once that this idea is wrong ( as Mr. Furnivall points out ) and that Chaucer unquestionably followed the Latin original ; se note to 1. 319 , p . 173. It is xxxii INTRODUCTION .
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... shew that Chaucer himselfe was a Master therein . ' It is indeed true that Chaucer had examined into alchemy very closely , but it is perfectly clear that he had made up his mind , with his strong English common sense , that the whole ...
... shew that Chaucer himselfe was a Master therein . ' It is indeed true that Chaucer had examined into alchemy very closely , but it is perfectly clear that he had made up his mind , with his strong English common sense , that the whole ...
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... shew what the reader of an al- chemical treatise may expect to find . Much depended on the supposed powers of certain numbers . Thus , there were three primary colours , black , white , and red1 , from which all others were produced by ...
... shew what the reader of an al- chemical treatise may expect to find . Much depended on the supposed powers of certain numbers . Thus , there were three primary colours , black , white , and red1 , from which all others were produced by ...
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... shew how . The close affinity of quicksilver for gold is well known . I copy the following from a book on experiments , which really suffices to explain the whole matter . If a sovereign be rubbed with mercury , it will lose its usual ...
... shew how . The close affinity of quicksilver for gold is well known . I copy the following from a book on experiments , which really suffices to explain the whole matter . If a sovereign be rubbed with mercury , it will lose its usual ...
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