De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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... a few Roman trumpeters . From one of these , the phantom , rising as they advanced nearer , suddenly caught a trumpet , and blowing through it a blast of superhuman strength , plunged into the Rubicon , passed to THE CESARS . 37.
... a few Roman trumpeters . From one of these , the phantom , rising as they advanced nearer , suddenly caught a trumpet , and blowing through it a blast of superhuman strength , plunged into the Rubicon , passed to THE CESARS . 37.
Side 38
Thomas De Quincey. superhuman strength , plunged into the Rubicon , passed to the other bank , and disappeared in the dusky twi- light of the dawn . Upon which Cæsar exclaimed : — " It is finished the die is cast let us follow whither ...
Thomas De Quincey. superhuman strength , plunged into the Rubicon , passed to the other bank , and disappeared in the dusky twi- light of the dawn . Upon which Cæsar exclaimed : — " It is finished the die is cast let us follow whither ...
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... passed with scornful silence , or with loud re- proaches . Too certainly no man has ever contended for empire with unsullied conscience , or laid pure hands upon the ark of so magnificent a prize . Every friend to Augustus must have ...
... passed with scornful silence , or with loud re- proaches . Too certainly no man has ever contended for empire with unsullied conscience , or laid pure hands upon the ark of so magnificent a prize . Every friend to Augustus must have ...
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... passed away , should their historical trophies survive , recalling to them the scenes of departed heroism , in which they had no personal property , and suggesting to them vain hopes , which for them were never to be other than chimeras ...
... passed away , should their historical trophies survive , recalling to them the scenes of departed heroism , in which they had no personal property , and suggesting to them vain hopes , which for them were never to be other than chimeras ...
Side 105
... way to Rome ( coming up , no doubt , 16 on law business ) who said , as they passed , " These men are certainly in chase of Nero . " Two other incidents , of an interesting nature , are recorded of this short THE CÆSARS . 105.
... way to Rome ( coming up , no doubt , 16 on law business ) who said , as they passed , " These men are certainly in chase of Nero . " Two other incidents , of an interesting nature , are recorded of this short THE CÆSARS . 105.
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