A new and literal translation of Juvenal and Persius; with notes by M. Madan. [2 issues].Brett Smith and son, 1813 |
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... hands . We find the same apostle § reproving the vices of lying and gluttony in the Cretans , by a quota- tion from the Cretan poet Epimenides , whom he calls " a prophet of their own , " for they ac- counted their poets writers of ...
... hands . We find the same apostle § reproving the vices of lying and gluttony in the Cretans , by a quota- tion from the Cretan poet Epimenides , whom he calls " a prophet of their own , " for they ac- counted their poets writers of ...
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... hand , & c . ] The ferule was an instru- ment of punishment , as at this day , with which schoolmasters cor- rected their scholars , by striking them with it over the palm of the hand : the boy watched the stroke , and , if possible ...
... hand , & c . ] The ferule was an instru- ment of punishment , as at this day , with which schoolmasters cor- rected their scholars , by striking them with it over the palm of the hand : the boy watched the stroke , and , if possible ...
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... hands . 26. Part of the commonalty of the Nile . ] One of the lowest of the Ægytians who had come as slaves to Rome . Canopus . ] A city of Egypt , addicted to all manner of effe- minacy and debauchery - famous for a temple of Serapis ...
... hands . 26. Part of the commonalty of the Nile . ] One of the lowest of the Ægytians who had come as slaves to Rome . Canopus . ] A city of Egypt , addicted to all manner of effe- minacy and debauchery - famous for a temple of Serapis ...
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... hand - which motion might likewise contribute to the slip- ping back of the cloak . 31. So insensible . ] Ferreus literally signifies any thing made of iron , and is therefore used here , figuratively , to denote hardness or ...
... hand - which motion might likewise contribute to the slip- ping back of the cloak . 31. So insensible . ] Ferreus literally signifies any thing made of iron , and is therefore used here , figuratively , to denote hardness or ...
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... hand on your mouth - hold your tongue - be silent . 161. There will be an accuser . ] An informer , who will lay an accusation before the emperor , if you do but so much as point with your finger , or utter with your lips- " That's he ...
... hand on your mouth - hold your tongue - be silent . 161. There will be an accuser . ] An informer , who will lay an accusation before the emperor , if you do but so much as point with your finger , or utter with your lips- " That's he ...
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Page 361 - For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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Page vi - Poets, Horace, Juvenal, and Persius, may contribute wonderfully to give a man a detestation of vice, and a contempt of the common methods of mankind; which they have set out in such true colours, that they must give a very generous sense to those who delight in reading them often. Persius his second satyr may well pass for one of the best lectures in divinity.
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