De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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Side 38
... immediate succession to this incident of epic dignity , which has its only parallel by the way in the case of Vasco de Gama , ( according to the narrative of Ca- moens , ) when met and confronted by a sea phantom , whilst attempting to ...
... immediate succession to this incident of epic dignity , which has its only parallel by the way in the case of Vasco de Gama , ( according to the narrative of Ca- moens , ) when met and confronted by a sea phantom , whilst attempting to ...
Side 40
... Immediately after crossing , he harangued the troops whom he had sent forward , and others who there met him from the neighboring garrison of Ariminium . The tribunes of the people , those great officers of the democracy , cor ...
... Immediately after crossing , he harangued the troops whom he had sent forward , and others who there met him from the neighboring garrison of Ariminium . The tribunes of the people , those great officers of the democracy , cor ...
Side 72
... immediate con- nections . But here again Augustus showed the sincerity of his moderation . For upon one occasion , when the whole audience in the Roman theatre had risen upon the entrance of his two adopted sons , at that time not ...
... immediate con- nections . But here again Augustus showed the sincerity of his moderation . For upon one occasion , when the whole audience in the Roman theatre had risen upon the entrance of his two adopted sons , at that time not ...
Side 92
... immediately inviting Britannicus to a banquet , he had finally dispatched him . On Agrippina , however , no changes in the poison , whether of kind or strength , had any effect ; so that , after various trials , this mode of murder was ...
... immediately inviting Britannicus to a banquet , he had finally dispatched him . On Agrippina , however , no changes in the poison , whether of kind or strength , had any effect ; so that , after various trials , this mode of murder was ...
Side 103
... immediately compose . " This caprice vanished like the rest ; and he made an effort to enlist the slaves and citizens into his service , and to raise by extortion a large military chest . But in the midst of these vascillating purposes ...
... immediately compose . " This caprice vanished like the rest ; and he made an effort to enlist the slaves and citizens into his service , and to raise by extortion a large military chest . But in the midst of these vascillating purposes ...
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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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