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... Romans , 6. Publius Scipio to the Roman army , 7. Hannibal to the Carthagenian army , 8. Adherbal to the Roman senators , 9. Canuleius to the Roman consuls , 10. Junius Brutus over the dead body of Lucretia , 11. Demosthenes to the ...
... Romans , 6. Publius Scipio to the Roman army , 7. Hannibal to the Carthagenian army , 8. Adherbal to the Roman senators , 9. Canuleius to the Roman consuls , 10. Junius Brutus over the dead body of Lucretia , 11. Demosthenes to the ...
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... Roman spring ? You have then mis- taken your path , and ill employed your industry . " What reward have I then for all my labors ? " What reward ! a large comprehensive soul , well purged from vulgar fears , and purturbations , and ...
... Roman spring ? You have then mis- taken your path , and ill employed your industry . " What reward have I then for all my labors ? " What reward ! a large comprehensive soul , well purged from vulgar fears , and purturbations , and ...
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... Romans . The treaty being concluded , the three brothers , on each side , arrayed themselves in armour , according to agree- ment . Each side exhorts its respective champions ; rep- resenting to them , that their gods , their country ...
... Romans . The treaty being concluded , the three brothers , on each side , arrayed themselves in armour , according to agree- ment . Each side exhorts its respective champions ; rep- resenting to them , that their gods , their country ...
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... Roman legions re- mained without hope , but not without concern , being ea- gerly anxious for the surviving Roman , then surrounded by his three adversaries . Happily he was not wounded but not being a match for three , though superior ...
... Roman legions re- mained without hope , but not without concern , being ea- gerly anxious for the surviving Roman , then surrounded by his three adversaries . Happily he was not wounded but not being a match for three , though superior ...
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... Romans . This combat became still more remarkable : Horatius returning to Rome , with the arms and spoils of his enemy , met his sister , who was to have been married to one of the Curiatii . Seeing her brother dressed in her lover's ...
... Romans . This combat became still more remarkable : Horatius returning to Rome , with the arms and spoils of his enemy , met his sister , who was to have been married to one of the Curiatii . Seeing her brother dressed in her lover's ...
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