The Tiara and the Turban " describes the incident as happening to himself at Rome ; the Pandar being his tutor, a Roman Catholic priest, esteemed for learning and wit, and not otherwise for licentiousness. Moreover, " The Decameron " itself is full of... Florentine Tales: With Modern Illustrations - Seite 189von Thomas Powell - 1847 - 331 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Giovanni Boccaccio - 1846 - 338 Seiten
...for licentiousness. Moreover, " The Decameron " itself is full of similar instances. CANTO III. 14. " He will parade his quarrel with the fates, And join,...Esquirol for saying, that " Frenchmen seldom go mad from love. A Frenchman often kills himself in a sally of passion and feeling, but is seldom in love... | |
| Thomas Powell - 1847 - 352 Seiten
...— a purpose — an end 1 Of course you do ! I am glad you are satisfied. "In the youth's lap plombs down — kissing him till he blushes."— St. 18....Esquirol for saying, that " Frenchmen seldom go mad from love. A Frenchman often kills himself in a sally of passion and feeling, but is seldom in love... | |
| Virginia - 1849 - 1434 Seiten
...insanity existed, at least in both of such parties. Dr. Winslow states that in Paris there was a society " for the mutual encouragement of suicide," all the...joining it, swore to terminate their existence by their o\vn hands when life became insupportable. Insanity, in its relation to jurisprudence, presents an... | |
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