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'Nam praeter illas unam et viginti, quae Varronianae vocantur, quas idcirco a ceteris segregavit, quoniam dubiosae non erant, set consensu omnium Plauti esse censebantur, quasdam item alias probavit adductus filo atque facetia sermonis Plauto congruentis easque iam nominibus aliorum occupatas
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills
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[FN#64] We find similar facetia in Mullah Jámí (Garden viii.).
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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The facetia suggests the tale of the Schildburgers, who on a fine summer's day carried the darkness out of the house in their caps and emptied it into the sunshine which they bore to the dark room.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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The reply is, perhaps, among the most celebrated of facetia.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The reply is, perhaps, among the most celebrated of facetia.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 03: 1555 John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The reply is, perhaps, among the most celebrated of facetia.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-66) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The reply is, perhaps, among the most celebrated of facetia.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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