De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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Side 21
... death which was inevitable , in the very spot where ruin had overtaken him . Nei- ther was it possible even for a merciful conqueror to show mercy ; for , in the presence of an army so mer- cenary and factious , his own safety was but ...
... death which was inevitable , in the very spot where ruin had overtaken him . Nei- ther was it possible even for a merciful conqueror to show mercy ; for , in the presence of an army so mer- cenary and factious , his own safety was but ...
Side 24
... death , determines to cross Europe in quest of its author , though no less a person than the master of the world - to seek him out in the inner recesses of his capital city and his private palace and there to lodge a dagger in his heart ...
... death , determines to cross Europe in quest of its author , though no less a person than the master of the world - to seek him out in the inner recesses of his capital city and his private palace and there to lodge a dagger in his heart ...
Side 33
... death . A little bird , which by some is represented as a very small kind of sparrow , but which , both to the Greeks and the Romans , was known by a name imply- ing a regal station ( probably from the ambitious courage which at times ...
... death . A little bird , which by some is represented as a very small kind of sparrow , but which , both to the Greeks and the Romans , was known by a name imply- ing a regal station ( probably from the ambitious courage which at times ...
Side 42
... death of his father . It is , or it is not , accord- ing to the nature of men , an advantage to be orphaned at an early age . Perhaps utter orphanage is rarely or never such but to lose a father betimes profits a strong mind greatly ...
... death of his father . It is , or it is not , accord- ing to the nature of men , an advantage to be orphaned at an early age . Perhaps utter orphanage is rarely or never such but to lose a father betimes profits a strong mind greatly ...
Side 45
... death of his father , by throwing him prematurely upon his own resources , prematurely developed the masculine features of his character , forcing him whilst yet a boy under the discipline of civil conflict and the yoke of practical ...
... death of his father , by throwing him prematurely upon his own resources , prematurely developed the masculine features of his character , forcing him whilst yet a boy under the discipline of civil conflict and the yoke of practical ...
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De Quincey's Writings: Essays on Philosophical Writers and Other Men ..., Bind 1 Thomas De Quincey Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2006 |
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