De Quincey's Writings: The Caesars. 1851Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851 |
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Side 20
... turned against himself ; and here it is , at this point , that the character of Roman emperor became truly and mysteriously awful . Gibbon has taken notice of the extraordinary situation of a subject in the Roman empire who should ...
... turned against himself ; and here it is , at this point , that the character of Roman emperor became truly and mysteriously awful . Gibbon has taken notice of the extraordinary situation of a subject in the Roman empire who should ...
Side 47
... authorities . In reality it is the hinge upon which turned the future destiny of the whole earth , and having therefore a common relation to all modern - nations whatsoever , should naturally have been culti- vated THE CÆSARS . 47.
... authorities . In reality it is the hinge upon which turned the future destiny of the whole earth , and having therefore a common relation to all modern - nations whatsoever , should naturally have been culti- vated THE CÆSARS . 47.
Side 48
... turning adverse omens to his own advantage , as when , upon stumbling in coming on shore , ( which was esteemed a capital omen of evil , ) he transfigured as it were in one instant its whole . meaning by exclaiming , " Thus do I take ...
... turning adverse omens to his own advantage , as when , upon stumbling in coming on shore , ( which was esteemed a capital omen of evil , ) he transfigured as it were in one instant its whole . meaning by exclaiming , " Thus do I take ...
Side 50
... turned the scale even more prodigiously in his favor . At one time of his life , when appointed to a foreign office , so numerous and so clamorous were his creditors , that he could not have left Rome on his -- public duties , had not ...
... turned the scale even more prodigiously in his favor . At one time of his life , when appointed to a foreign office , so numerous and so clamorous were his creditors , that he could not have left Rome on his -- public duties , had not ...
Side 62
... turned pro- digiously in Cæsar's favor , as against any single com- petitor ; and there is no doubt whatsoever , that even amongst his own countrymen , and his own contempo- raries , the same verdict would have been returned , had it ...
... turned pro- digiously in Cæsar's favor , as against any single com- petitor ; and there is no doubt whatsoever , that even amongst his own countrymen , and his own contempo- raries , the same verdict would have been returned , had it ...
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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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