This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ... with a tremendous tragical exit, and Bacchus falls to the ground in a fright. X. Holloh, you! What's the matter there--? B. Oh dear I've had an accident. X. Poh! poh! jump up! Come! you ridiculous simpleton! don't lie there, The people will see you. B. Indeed I'm sick at heart; lah! (Here a few lines are omitted.) X. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ... with a tremendous tragical exit, and Bacchus falls to the ground in a fright. X. Holloh, you! What's the matter there--? B. Oh dear I've had an accident. X. Poh! poh! jump up! Come! you ridiculous simpleton! don't lie there, The people will see you. B. Indeed I'm sick at heart; lah! (Here a few lines are omitted.) X. Was there ever in heaven or earth such a coward? B. Me? A coward! Did not I shew my presence of mind--And call for a sponge and water in a moment? Would a coward have done that? X. What else would he do? B. He'd have lain there stinking like a nasty coward; But I jump'd up at once, like a lusty wrestler,1 And look'd about, and wiped myself, withal. X. Most manfully done! B. By Jove, and I think it was; 1 But whene'er at wrestling matches they were worsted in the fray, Wiped their shoulders from the dust, denied the fall and fought away. Knights, v. 822. Bacchus, nowhis mind is at ease, be-gins to be humorous. Hercules had a temple at the village of Melite; but a sar-casm is im- lied against allias, who was likewise of Melite, and used a lion-skin as his military dress. But tell me, wer'n't you frighten'd with that speech?--Such horrible expressions! X. (coolly, but with conscious and intentional coolness.) No, not I; I took no notice--B. Well, I'll tell you what, Since you're such a valiant-spirited kind of fellow--Do you be Me--with the club and the lion-skin, Now you're in this courageous temper of mind; And I'll go take my turn and carry the bundles. X. Well--give us hold--I must humour you, forsooth; Make haste, (he changes his dress, ) and now behold the Xanthian Hercules, And mind if I don't display more heart and spirit. B Indeed, and you look the character, completely Like that heroic Melitensian hang dog----Come, now for my bundle..
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