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... cause ( victrix ) , obtained no restitu- tion or actual redress ; and being obliged , moreover , to pay the costs of the suit , had to mourn over its dear - bought victory . 41. Ab octavá ] sc . hora . The Romans began to reckon the ...
... cause ( victrix ) , obtained no restitu- tion or actual redress ; and being obliged , moreover , to pay the costs of the suit , had to mourn over its dear - bought victory . 41. Ab octavá ] sc . hora . The Romans began to reckon the ...
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... causes . 121. Triumphales ] The triumphal statues , with which the forum was adorned . 122. Titulos ] The inscription on the pedestal of the statue.- Arabarches ] From Apay and apx " , some Arabian Præfect or Tax- gatherer , who , by ...
... causes . 121. Triumphales ] The triumphal statues , with which the forum was adorned . 122. Titulos ] The inscription on the pedestal of the statue.- Arabarches ] From Apay and apx " , some Arabian Præfect or Tax- gatherer , who , by ...
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... caused them to be wrapped round with garments , which were bedaubed with pitch , and other combustible matters , and set on fire at night , by way of torches to enlighten the streets ; and thus they miserably perished . M. 148. Diducis ...
... caused them to be wrapped round with garments , which were bedaubed with pitch , and other combustible matters , and set on fire at night , by way of torches to enlighten the streets ; and thus they miserably perished . M. 148. Diducis ...
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... causes the heart to ferment and swell , as leaven does the meal . 172. Praneste , Volsini , & c . ] Country towns in Italy . — Ruinam ] From ruo ; used here in its primary sense , for lapsus tectorum ; one of the dangers before ...
... causes the heart to ferment and swell , as leaven does the meal . 172. Praneste , Volsini , & c . ] Country towns in Italy . — Ruinam ] From ruo ; used here in its primary sense , for lapsus tectorum ; one of the dangers before ...
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... cause of Arturius . 201. Mediam Minervam ] A bust , to ornament the book - case . 202. Reponit ] Recuperat . 203. Persicus ] Meaning Arturius , who either was a Persian , and one of the foreigners who came and enriched himself at Rome ...
... cause of Arturius . 201. Mediam Minervam ] A bust , to ornament the book - case . 202. Reponit ] Recuperat . 203. Persicus ] Meaning Arturius , who either was a Persian , and one of the foreigners who came and enriched himself at Rome ...
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Page 178 - But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Page 122 - Think nothing gained,' he cries, 'till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly, And all be mine beneath the polar sky.' The march begins in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait; Stern Famine guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the...
Page 136 - Secure, whate'er he gives, he gives the best. Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd; For love, which scarce collective man can fill; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted ill; For faith, that, panting for a happier seat, Counts death kind Nature's signal of retreat...
Page 177 - The affliction, nor the fear. Lear. Let the great gods, That keep this dreadful pother o'er our heads, Find out their enemies now. Tremble, thou wretch, That hast within thee undivulged crimes, Unwhipp'd of justice: Hide thee, thou bloody hand; Thou perjur'd, and thou simular...
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Page 136 - Where then shall hope and fear their objects find ? Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate...
Page 186 - But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God.
Page 124 - When that this body did contain a spirit, A kingdom for it was too small a bound; But now two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough.
Page 122 - But did not chance at length her error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Page 111 - We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good ; so find we profit, By losing of our prayers.