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Side 35
... retinue proceeded through the woods to the point of the river at which he designed to cross . The night was stormy , and by the violence of the wind all the torches of his escort were blown out , so that the whole party THE CÆSARS . 35.
... retinue proceeded through the woods to the point of the river at which he designed to cross . The night was stormy , and by the violence of the wind all the torches of his escort were blown out , so that the whole party THE CÆSARS . 35.
Side 36
... party lost their road , having probably at first intentionally devi- ated from the main route , and wandered about through the whole night , until the early dawn enabled them to recover their true course . The light was still gray and ...
... party lost their road , having probably at first intentionally devi- ated from the main route , and wandered about through the whole night , until the early dawn enabled them to recover their true course . The light was still gray and ...
Side 37
... party , it happened that there were 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 ...
... party , it happened that there were 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 ...
Side 39
... party , and complaining that stratagems , which they might practise with impunity , were denied to him and his , happened to point the moral of his complaint , by alleging the old adage , that one man might steal a horse with more hope ...
... party , and complaining that stratagems , which they might practise with impunity , were denied to him and his , happened to point the moral of his complaint , by alleging the old adage , that one man might steal a horse with more hope ...
Side 53
... 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 , merely with a view to such chances as it might ...
... 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 , merely with a view to such chances as it might ...
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Alexander Alexander Severus amongst ancient anecdotes army assassination Augustus Aurelian barbarians body Cæsar Caligula Caracalla Carus Cassius character Christian Cicero circumstances civic civil Commodus condition death Decius declension defeated Dioclesian discipline doubt doubtless effect Emilianus enemy express eyes fact father favor fear frontier Galerius Gallienus Gaul Goths grandeur habits Hadrian hand happened historians honors human nature imperial instance interest Julius Julius Cæsar king legions less luxury Macrinus Marcus Aurelius Maximin means memorable mighty military mode monarchy moral mother murder necessity Nero never NOTE notice Numerian occasion original palace party perhaps Persian Philip the Arab philosopher popular prætorian prince Probus prosperity provinces purpose rank reason reign remarkable republic republican revolution rival Roman emperor Roman empire Rome sacred seems senate sense Severus soldier spirit succession Suetonius supposed Sylla thousand throne tion troops true vast victory whilst whole writer
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Side 242 - Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread But as the marigold at the sun's eye; And in themselves their pride lies buried, For at a frown they in their glory die. The painful warrior famoused for fight, After a thousand victories once foil'd, Is from the book of honour razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd.
Side 19 - Czesarean (so to speak) in their tone of moral feeling. Thus, for example, the night before he was assassinated, he dreamt at intervals that he was soarIng above the clouds on wings, and that he placed his hand within the right hand of Jove.
Side 54 - Men like Mark Antony, with minds of chaotic composition — light conflicting with darkness, proportions of colossal grandeur disfigured by unsymmetrical arrangement, the angelic in close neighborhood with the brutal — are first read in their true meaning by an age learned in the philosophy of the human heart.