The Mirror of History, Or, Lives of the Men of Great Eras, from Julius Caesar to William the ConquerorR. Baldwin, 1851 - 303 páginas |
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... lived at a time remarkable for some of those great events which must always be deemed worthy of memory , in the history of states and empires . His age was famous for that military skill by which Rome was enabled to obtain its ...
... lived at a time remarkable for some of those great events which must always be deemed worthy of memory , in the history of states and empires . His age was famous for that military skill by which Rome was enabled to obtain its ...
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... lived . When he went to the theatre , the whole audience stood up as he entered , greeting him with loud plaudits , and paying him the same honours that they did the Emperor himself . 26. It is to be regretted for the fame of Augustus ...
... lived . When he went to the theatre , the whole audience stood up as he entered , greeting him with loud plaudits , and paying him the same honours that they did the Emperor himself . 26. It is to be regretted for the fame of Augustus ...
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... lived himself for the most part in a small house , no way remarkable for size or ornament , and chiefly resided in the city of Rome . For what was rare , curious , and antique , he had a considerable taste . He adorned his residence in ...
... lived himself for the most part in a small house , no way remarkable for size or ornament , and chiefly resided in the city of Rome . For what was rare , curious , and antique , he had a considerable taste . He adorned his residence in ...
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... lived . His terror on such occasions sometimes showed itself in a way that was ridiculous . In a storm of thunder and lightning he would retire into a vault under ground ; and he usually carried about with him a seal skin - an article ...
... lived . His terror on such occasions sometimes showed itself in a way that was ridiculous . In a storm of thunder and lightning he would retire into a vault under ground ; and he usually carried about with him a seal skin - an article ...
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... lived for nine years in a private condition near Salona , and here , at the distance of 200 miles from Rome , was the spot where the Emperor retired from the world , and built a magnificent palace , the ruins of which are still pointed ...
... lived for nine years in a private condition near Salona , and here , at the distance of 200 miles from Rome , was the spot where the Emperor retired from the world , and built a magnificent palace , the ruins of which are still pointed ...
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Página 30 - But he her fears to cease, Sent down the meek-eyed Peace ; She, crowned with olive green, came softly sliding Down through the turning sphere, His ready harbinger, With turtle wing the amorous clouds dividing : And, waving wide her myrtle wand, ' She strikes a universal peace through sea and land.
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