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His novel “De asino aureo” tells the story of the two wicked sisters Meroe and Panthia who drink the blood of Socrates not the philosopher.
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Thirdly, for the mutual agreement, as being of the same kind: Sus sui, canis cani, bos bovi, et asinus asino pulcherrimus videtur, as Epicharmus held, and according to that adage of
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And they do from time to time, in pieces for the Thanksgiving season or about federal recognition and asino-cays a word the comment filter forbids.
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Per hanc intrauit Christus sedens asino, et adhuc ostenditur rupis seruare vestigia animalis in tribus aut pluribus sui locis.
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Per hanc intrauit Christus sedens asino, et adhuc ostenditur rupis seruare vestigia animalis in tribus aut pluribus sui locis.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Et dixit Abraham ad pueros suos, Manete hic cum asino: et ego et puer pergemus usque illuc, et adorabimus, revertemurque ad vos.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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Aperuit autem unus saccum suum, ut daret pabulum asino suo, in hospitio: et vidit pecuniam suam, et ecce, erat in ore sacci sui.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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Note that portly _matrona_ careering upon the _asino_!
Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895
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Tomar asino que me lleue y no cauallo que me derruque.
Bacon is Shake-Speare Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence 1875
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It was snowing back home in Washington and, pathetic fallacy-wise, things could have been worse - I could have been Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti freezing my global financial disaster-addled asino off in sunny Iqaluit.
Toronto Sun 2010
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