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... Rome's . 72. n . 4. for Hannibal , г. Annibal . 96. n . 4. After Note , r . [ A ] 110. ver . 1554. for ages , r . sages . 115. n . 5. for Epist . r . de Brevit . Vit . c . xiv . 129. n . 7. for Epist . r . de Consol . ad Marc . c . xx ...
... Rome's . 72. n . 4. for Hannibal , г. Annibal . 96. n . 4. After Note , r . [ A ] 110. ver . 1554. for ages , r . sages . 115. n . 5. for Epist . r . de Brevit . Vit . c . xiv . 129. n . 7. for Epist . r . de Consol . ad Marc . c . xx ...
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... Rome's glories you may fee ; To shun her fall , detest her luxury . 50 And thou , lov'd isle , where first in careless youth I pluck'd crude berries from the stem of truth , Which yet not quite dispers'd by vagrant wind , Left one fair ...
... Rome's glories you may fee ; To shun her fall , detest her luxury . 50 And thou , lov'd isle , where first in careless youth I pluck'd crude berries from the stem of truth , Which yet not quite dispers'd by vagrant wind , Left one fair ...
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... Rome's distant race The founder in the progeny we trace . Behold how like the kindred features are , Habits , and faults , and virtues , similar : The same proud spirit to subdue the strong , To yield no right , and to endure no wrong ...
... Rome's distant race The founder in the progeny we trace . Behold how like the kindred features are , Habits , and faults , and virtues , similar : The same proud spirit to subdue the strong , To yield no right , and to endure no wrong ...
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... Rome's ruthless sword , and her fallacious tongue , Inflicts the ruin , and imputes the wrong ; While plunder'd nations , supplicant in vain , Bore every evil , and heard Rome complain . Sententious , yet ne'er innocently great , The ...
... Rome's ruthless sword , and her fallacious tongue , Inflicts the ruin , and imputes the wrong ; While plunder'd nations , supplicant in vain , Bore every evil , and heard Rome complain . Sententious , yet ne'er innocently great , The ...
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... Rome's natal source , Who could expect in her young state to see High birth assum'd , and pride of family ? To see ... Rome were in a state of actual slavery ; with this difference only , that their masters were their fathers . Among ...
... Rome's natal source , Who could expect in her young state to see High birth assum'd , and pride of family ? To see ... Rome were in a state of actual slavery ; with this difference only , that their masters were their fathers . Among ...
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