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... known . Apart from his morality , Juvenal was a great master of words , and had a large fund of illustration . His pictures drawn from real life , as I have observed in the course of the notes , are particularly happy ; whether they ...
... known . Apart from his morality , Juvenal was a great master of words , and had a large fund of illustration . His pictures drawn from real life , as I have observed in the course of the notes , are particularly happy ; whether they ...
Page 112
... known was about four and a half feet in diameter . Some such tables were sold for more than $ 40,000 each . 139. Nullus jam parasitus erit : ] We shall soon have no parasites ; but who shall bear to see this selfish gluttony of yours ...
... known was about four and a half feet in diameter . Some such tables were sold for more than $ 40,000 each . 139. Nullus jam parasitus erit : ] We shall soon have no parasites ; but who shall bear to see this selfish gluttony of yours ...
Page 113
... known , charged it upon the Christians , who were put to death in great numbers and in the most cruel fashion . Among other tor- ments they were hung up on crosses , tarred , and set on fire by way of torches . Taeda ' here means either ...
... known , charged it upon the Christians , who were put to death in great numbers and in the most cruel fashion . Among other tor- ments they were hung up on crosses , tarred , and set on fire by way of torches . Taeda ' here means either ...
Page 114
... known of Juvenal's Satires . English readers are familiar with Johnson's imitation of it . We do not know any thing of Umbricius , unless he is the haruspex of whom Tacitus says that he warned Galba of his fate . Neither can we ...
... known of Juvenal's Satires . English readers are familiar with Johnson's imitation of it . We do not know any thing of Umbricius , unless he is the haruspex of whom Tacitus says that he warned Galba of his fate . Neither can we ...
Page 117
... known . " Now they give shows of gladiators themselves , and put men to death to please the people , " who , when a gladiator had his adversary down , gave the signal for his despatch or to spare him , by turning their thumbs up or down ...
... known . " Now they give shows of gladiators themselves , and put men to death to please the people , " who , when a gladiator had his adversary down , gave the signal for his despatch or to spare him , by turning their thumbs up or down ...
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Page 215 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Page 130 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Page 228 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
Page 9 - ... quae nunc divitibus gens acceptissima nostris et quos praecipue fugiam, properabo fateri, nec pudor obstabit. non possum ferre, Quirites, 60 Graecam urbem. quamvis quota portio faecis Achaei? iam pridem Syrus in Tiberim defluxit Orontes et linguam et mores et cum tibicine chordas obliquas nec non gentilia tympana secum vexit et ad circum iussas prostare puellas.
Page 48 - Augustum. iam pridem, ex quo suffragia nulli vendimus, effudit curas ; nam qui dabat olim imperium fasces legiones omnia, nunc se continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, 80 panem et circenses."
Page 57 - ... nil ergo optabunt homines? si consilium vis, permittes ipsis expendere numinibus quid conveniat nobis rebusque sit utile nostris; nam pro iucundis aptissima quaeque dabunt di. carior est illis homo quam sibi.
Page 213 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Page 71 - Temporibus, quorum sceleri non invenit ipsa Nomen, et a nullo posuit natura metallo.
Page 11 - Atque recens linum ostendit non una cicatrix. Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se, Quam quod ridiculos homines facit.