De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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Side 19
... notice that Pompey died , as it were , within sight of that very temple which he had polluted . Let us not suppose that Paganism , or Pagan nations , were therefore excluded from the concern and tender interest of Heaven . They also had ...
... notice that Pompey died , as it were , within sight of that very temple which he had polluted . Let us not suppose that Paganism , or Pagan nations , were therefore excluded from the concern and tender interest of Heaven . They also had ...
Side 20
... notice of the extraordinary situation of a subject in the Roman empire who should attempt to fly from the wrath of the crown . Such was the ubiquity of the emperor that this was absolutely hopeless . Except amongst / pathless deserts or ...
... notice of the extraordinary situation of a subject in the Roman empire who should attempt to fly from the wrath of the crown . Such was the ubiquity of the emperor that this was absolutely hopeless . Except amongst / pathless deserts or ...
Side 53
... notice of historians generally , that he was a party to at least two other conspiracies . There was even a fourth , meditated by Crassus , which Cæsar so far encouraged as to undertake a journey to Rome from a very distant quarter ...
... notice of historians generally , that he was a party to at least two other conspiracies . There was even a fourth , meditated by Crassus , which Cæsar so far encouraged as to undertake a journey to Rome from a very distant quarter ...
Side 56
... the crowds . And the whole family of man seemed at that time gathered together at the bidding of the great Dictator . But these , or any other themes connected with the public life of Cæsar , we notice only in those 56 THE CESARS .
... the crowds . And the whole family of man seemed at that time gathered together at the bidding of the great Dictator . But these , or any other themes connected with the public life of Cæsar , we notice only in those 56 THE CESARS .
Side 57
Thomas De Quincey. public life of Cæsar , we notice only in those circum- stances which have been overlooked , or partially rep- resented by historians . Let us now , in conclusion , bring forward , from the obscurity in which they have ...
Thomas De Quincey. public life of Cæsar , we notice only in those circum- stances which have been overlooked , or partially rep- resented by historians . Let us now , in conclusion , bring forward , from the obscurity in which they have ...
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