A New and Literal Translation of Juvenal and Persius, Volume 1editor, 1789 - Satire, Latin |
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... fortune by turning informer . The emperor Domitian gave fo much encouragement to fuch people , that ' many made their fortunes by fecret informations ; infomuch that nobody was fafe , however innocent ; even one informer was afraid of ...
... fortune by turning informer . The emperor Domitian gave fo much encouragement to fuch people , that ' many made their fortunes by fecret informations ; infomuch that nobody was fafe , however innocent ; even one informer was afraid of ...
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... fortune on the ftews , in lewdness and debauchery . 59-60 . Lacks all the income , & c . ] Has fpent the family eftate . 60. While he flies , & c . ] The perfon , here meant , is far from certain . Commentators differ much in their ...
... fortune on the ftews , in lewdness and debauchery . 59-60 . Lacks all the income , & c . ] Has fpent the family eftate . 60. While he flies , & c . ] The perfon , here meant , is far from certain . Commentators differ much in their ...
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... fortune than the Prætor or the Tribune . What can even a patrician wish for more ? Indeed , " when I fee a nobleman reduced to keep fheep for his liveli- " hood , I can't perceive any great advantage he derives from his nobility ; what ...
... fortune than the Prætor or the Tribune . What can even a patrician wish for more ? Indeed , " when I fee a nobleman reduced to keep fheep for his liveli- " hood , I can't perceive any great advantage he derives from his nobility ; what ...
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... fortune again . 108. The quivered Semiramis . ] The famous warlike queen of Affyria , who , after the death of her husband Ninus , put on man's apparel , and did many warlike actions . queen of 109. Sad Cleopatra . ] The famous and ...
... fortune again . 108. The quivered Semiramis . ] The famous warlike queen of Affyria , who , after the death of her husband Ninus , put on man's apparel , and did many warlike actions . queen of 109. Sad Cleopatra . ] The famous and ...
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... fortune in a string ? DRYDEN . 39. Such as from low ftate . ] The poet here reckons the ad- vancement of fuch low people to the height of opulence , as the fport of Fortune , as one of thofe frolics which the exercises out of mere ...
... fortune in a string ? DRYDEN . 39. Such as from low ftate . ] The poet here reckons the ad- vancement of fuch low people to the height of opulence , as the fport of Fortune , as one of thofe frolics which the exercises out of mere ...
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