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Page 19
... arms about as if he meant not merely to kill Hercules , but to smash the whole world to pieces . " Come on ! " roared this thundering Giant . " Let me hit you but one box on the ear , and you'll never have the headache again . " Now ...
... arms about as if he meant not merely to kill Hercules , but to smash the whole world to pieces . " Come on ! " roared this thundering Giant . " Let me hit you but one box on the ear , and you'll never have the headache again . " Now ...
Page 20
... arm's length towards the ceiling ! But the most wonderful thing was , that , as soon as Antæus was fairly off the earth , he began to lose the vigor which he had gained by touching it . Hercules very soon perceived that his troublesome ...
... arm's length towards the ceiling ! But the most wonderful thing was , that , as soon as Antæus was fairly off the earth , he began to lose the vigor which he had gained by touching it . Hercules very soon perceived that his troublesome ...
Page 45
... to protect them in front , and even steel gauntlets to protect their hands and arms . Indeed , there was no part of the body that was not covered with armor . The knights of King Charlemagne were called " pala- dins THE KNIGHTS OF OLD . 45.
... to protect them in front , and even steel gauntlets to protect their hands and arms . Indeed , there was no part of the body that was not covered with armor . The knights of King Charlemagne were called " pala- dins THE KNIGHTS OF OLD . 45.
Page 47
... arms was such that Charlemagne esteemed her the equal of her fiery brother , yet she was gentle of heart , as befitted a dame of such high degree , and dearly loved a noble young prince of the Saracen army , whom many held to be the ...
... arms was such that Charlemagne esteemed her the equal of her fiery brother , yet she was gentle of heart , as befitted a dame of such high degree , and dearly loved a noble young prince of the Saracen army , whom many held to be the ...
Page 48
... arms and placed her on his own saddle , and , in spite of her tears and shrieks , carried her off through the air as the eagle carries a bleating lamb to his nest . There- upon I left my soldiers to go on without their leader to battle ...
... arms and placed her on his own saddle , and , in spite of her tears and shrieks , carried her off through the air as the eagle carries a bleating lamb to his nest . There- upon I left my soldiers to go on without their leader to battle ...
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