De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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... remarkable that no field has been less trodden than the private memorials of those very Cæsars ; whilst at the same time it is equally remarkable , in concurrence with that subject for won- der , that precisely with the first of the ...
... remarkable that no field has been less trodden than the private memorials of those very Cæsars ; whilst at the same time it is equally remarkable , in concurrence with that subject for won- der , that precisely with the first of the ...
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... remarkable , perished prematurely , and at critical periods of Cæsar's life ; for it is probable enough that these irreparable wounds to Cæsar's domestic affections threw him with more exclusiveness of devotion upon the fascinations of ...
... remarkable , perished prematurely , and at critical periods of Cæsar's life ; for it is probable enough that these irreparable wounds to Cæsar's domestic affections threw him with more exclusiveness of devotion upon the fascinations of ...
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... remarkable that even in his character of commander in chief , where the number of legions allowed to him for the accomplishment of his mission raised him for a number of years above all fear of coercion or control , he persevered ...
... remarkable that even in his character of commander in chief , where the number of legions allowed to him for the accomplishment of his mission raised him for a number of years above all fear of coercion or control , he persevered ...
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... remarkable was the opposition , at all points , be- tween the second Cæsar and his rival , that whereas An- thony even in his virtues seemed dangerous to the state , Octavius gave a civic coloring to his most indifferent actions , and ...
... remarkable was the opposition , at all points , be- tween the second Cæsar and his rival , that whereas An- thony even in his virtues seemed dangerous to the state , Octavius gave a civic coloring to his most indifferent actions , and ...
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... remarkable circum- stance , which by good luck had turned out entirely to the advantage of his own family , but which might as readily have had an opposite result , that the three decisive battles of Pharsalia , of Thapsus , and of ...
... remarkable circum- stance , which by good luck had turned out entirely to the advantage of his own family , but which might as readily have had an opposite result , that the three decisive battles of Pharsalia , of Thapsus , and of ...
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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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