De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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Side 48
... express most vividly the splendid character of the first Cæsar , are those which illustrate his defiance of danger in extremity , the prodigious energy and rapidity of his decisions and motions in the field ; the skill with which he ...
... express most vividly the splendid character of the first Cæsar , are those which illustrate his defiance of danger in extremity , the prodigious energy and rapidity of his decisions and motions in the field ; the skill with which he ...
Side 55
... express purpose . Mimic land - fights were conducted , in which all the circumstances of real war were so faithfully rehearsed , that even elephants " indorsed with towers , " twenty on each side , took part in the combat . Dramas were ...
... express purpose . Mimic land - fights were conducted , in which all the circumstances of real war were so faithfully rehearsed , that even elephants " indorsed with towers , " twenty on each side , took part in the combat . Dramas were ...
Side 57
... express that sympathy with his soldiers which gained him their hearts so entirely . On other occasions , when travelling apart from his army , he seems more fre- quently to have rode in a carriage than on horseback . His purpose , in ...
... express that sympathy with his soldiers which gained him their hearts so entirely . On other occasions , when travelling apart from his army , he seems more fre- quently to have rode in a carriage than on horseback . His purpose , in ...
Side 59
... express the urbanity of Cæsar's nature ; and , hence , one is the more surprised to find the alienation of the senate charged , in no trifling degree , upon a failure in point of courtesy . Cæsar neglected to rise from his seat , on ...
... express the urbanity of Cæsar's nature ; and , hence , one is the more surprised to find the alienation of the senate charged , in no trifling degree , upon a failure in point of courtesy . Cæsar neglected to rise from his seat , on ...
Side 96
... express what was no doubt the common judgment of all his contemporaries , who had seen the beautiful cities of Greece and Asia Minor . The Rome of that time was in many parts built of wood ; and there is much probability that it must ...
... express what was no doubt the common judgment of all his contemporaries , who had seen the beautiful cities of Greece and Asia Minor . The Rome of that time was in many parts built of wood ; and there is much probability that it must ...
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