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"The Chinese," says the author of Rites and Ceremonies, "worship a Goddess whom they call Puzza, and of whom their priests give the following account; they say that 'three nymphs came down from heaven to wash themselves in the river, but scarce had they gotten in the water before the herb lotus appeared on one of their garments, with its coral fruit upon it.
He afterwards became a great man, a conqueror and legislator, and the nymph was afterwards worshipped under the name of Puzza. " Puzza corresponds to the Indian Buddha. O'Brien: The Round Towers of Ireland. In Egyptian architecture the lotus is a fundamental form, and indeed it is said to he the main motive of the architecture of that civilization.
Without that protection it is probable that the one line on the donation of Rome by Constantine to Silvester, where the poet speaks 'puzza forte' would have sufficed to put the whole poem under an interdict." "I believe," said I, "that the line which has excited the most talk is that in which Ariosto throws doubt on the general resurrection.
Without that protection it is probable that the one line on the donation of Rome by Constantine to Silvester, where the poet speaks 'puzza forte' would have sufficed to put the whole poem under an interdict." "I believe," said I, "that the line which has excited the most talk is that in which Ariosto throws doubt on the general resurrection.
He afterwards became a great man, a conqueror and legislator, and the nymph was afterwards worshipped under the name of Puzza." Puzza corresponds to the Indian Buddha. In Egyptian architecture the lotus is a fundamental form, and indeed it is said to be the main motive of the architecture of that civilization. The capitals of the column are modelled after one form or other of this plant.
If they survive the treatment, which is not always the case, they return home completely demoralized and a source of infection to others. It is hardly surprising if, under such conditions, rich and poor alike are ready to hide a picturesque fugitive from justice. A sad state of affairs, but as an unsavoury Italian proverb correctly says il pesce puzza dal capo.
"The Chinese," says the author of Rites and Ceremonies, "worship a Goddess whom they call Puzza, and of whom their priests give the following account; they say that 'three nymphs came down from heaven to wash themselves in the river, but scarce had they gotten in the water before the herb lotus appeared on one of their garments, with its coral fruit upon it.
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