De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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... means of a mercenary army , as to the claims of the particular individual who at any time filled the office , the very sanctity and privilege of the character with which he was clothed might actually be turned against himself ; and here ...
... means of a mercenary army , as to the claims of the particular individual who at any time filled the office , the very sanctity and privilege of the character with which he was clothed might actually be turned against himself ; and here ...
Side 23
... means were as audacious as the purpose , the conspirators were to rendezvous , and first to recog- nise each other at the gates of Rome . From the Danube to the Tiber did this band of robbers severally pursue their perilous routes ...
... means were as audacious as the purpose , the conspirators were to rendezvous , and first to recog- nise each other at the gates of Rome . From the Danube to the Tiber did this band of robbers severally pursue their perilous routes ...
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... means he had for gratifying that , resolved upon sacrificing the grandeur of Cæsar's character wherever it should be found possible . Mean- time , in spite of himself , Lucan for ever betrays his lurking consciousness of the truth . Nor ...
... means he had for gratifying that , resolved upon sacrificing the grandeur of Cæsar's character wherever it should be found possible . Mean- time , in spite of himself , Lucan for ever betrays his lurking consciousness of the truth . Nor ...
Side 66
... mean time to maintain a coequal rank with the leaders in the state , by those arts and resources in which he was superior to his competitors . His place in the favor of Caius Julius was of power sufficient to give him a share in any ...
... mean time to maintain a coequal rank with the leaders in the state , by those arts and resources in which he was superior to his competitors . His place in the favor of Caius Julius was of power sufficient to give him a share in any ...
Side 67
... means , with no development of resources nor growth of circumstances , an appeal to arms would , in his case , have been of very doubtful issue . His true weapons , for a long period , were the arts of vigilance and dissimulation ...
... means , with no development of resources nor growth of circumstances , an appeal to arms would , in his case , have been of very doubtful issue . His true weapons , for a long period , were the arts of vigilance and dissimulation ...
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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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