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Page 199 - Caesar's with their oars ; and, on their responding, the whole body of the ships, forming into a single fleet, rowed up direct to the city. Antony had no sooner seen this, but the horse deserted him, and went over to Caesar ; and his foot being defeated, he retired into the city, crying out that Cleopatra had betrayed him to the enemies he had made for her sake. She, being afraid lest in his fury and despair he might do her a mischief, fled to her monument, and letting down the falling doors, which...
Page 32 - ... had injured ; prodigal in his acts of reparation, and severe in his punishments, but his generosity was much more extravagant than his severity ; his raillery was sharp and insulting, but the edge of it was taken off by his readiness to submit to any kind of repartee; for he was as well contented to be rallied, as he was pleased to rally others.
Page 267 - At length did I receive the Reward of confcious Virtue ; for, applauded by the Romans, valued by their Emperor, gratefully treated by my Children, and with a. Mind fteady, ferene, and calm, I funk in Peace, and refigned my Breath, without any Remorfe to embitter, or One Thought. of Terror to difturb, my laft Moments.
Page iv - Joseph Andrews, or the inimitable Virtues of Sir Charles Grandison, as if they were real, and those romantic Heroes had experienced the capricious Fortunes attributed to them by the fertile invention of the Writers. Performances of this Kind have indeed one Advantage; that, as they are the Works of Fancy, the Author, like a Painter, may so colour, decorate, and embellish them, as most agreeably flatter our Humour, and most highly promise to entertain, captivate, and enchant the Mind.
Page vii - Pluto, and by his intereft at court, prevailed on that grand Monarch to command thofe celebrated Shades to give her a faithful detail of their lives during their abode on earth.
Page 28 - Foot slipped, as it were by Accident, and I fell on my Knees. Anthony flew to raise me; and as soon as it might be thought I could recover the Fright, which I affected to be in at my Fall, I thanked him, and said, I...
Page 31 - Anthony was very apt to place a full Confidence in the Integrity of others : A fine Difpofition to be managed by a Woman he laved!
Page 35 - Opportunities- of converting with himfelf. I placed therefore all my own Creatures about him ; and thus, inftead of fearing, Oppofition, I was always fecure of having my Counfel well feconded, by thofe who were as indifferent as myfelf to any ill Confequences which might attend Anthony from following it.
Page 184 - But the firft Gallies that were carried over, being burnt by the Arabians of Petra, I defifted from my Enterprife, and gave Orders for the fortifying all the Avenues to my Kingdom.
Page 33 - I obferved that great Ufe was made of this Liberty in Bufinefs of Importance; for, upon examining any Difficulty, his...