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... Cæsar brought on the crisis between the contending interests of Rome . Horace joined the republican party , and attained the rank of a mili- tary tribune under Brutus . In whatever light we regard his flight at the subsequent battle of ...
... Cæsar brought on the crisis between the contending interests of Rome . Horace joined the republican party , and attained the rank of a mili- tary tribune under Brutus . In whatever light we regard his flight at the subsequent battle of ...
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... Cæsar ; that many temples were so struck down or very much damaged , which was looked upon as a presage of the horrible civil war that soon after followed . WATSON . 7 Dira , an epithet applied to any thing fearful and portentous , as ...
... Cæsar ; that many temples were so struck down or very much damaged , which was looked upon as a presage of the horrible civil war that soon after followed . WATSON . 7 Dira , an epithet applied to any thing fearful and portentous , as ...
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... Cæsar ; late mayest thou return to the skies , and long mayest thou joyously be present to the Roman people ; nor may an untimely blast transport thee from us , offended at our crimes . Here mayest thou rather delight in magnificent ...
... Cæsar ; late mayest thou return to the skies , and long mayest thou joyously be present to the Roman people ; nor may an untimely blast transport thee from us , offended at our crimes . Here mayest thou rather delight in magnificent ...
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... Cæsar , and yours , through defect of genius . Who with sufficient dignity will describe Mars covered with adamantine coat of mail , or Meriones swarthy with Trojan dust , or the son of Tydeus by the favour of Pallas a match for the ...
... Cæsar , and yours , through defect of genius . Who with sufficient dignity will describe Mars covered with adamantine coat of mail , or Meriones swarthy with Trojan dust , or the son of Tydeus by the favour of Pallas a match for the ...
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... Cæsar is committed to thy charge by the Fates : thou shalt reign supreme , with Cæsar for thy second . Whether he shall subdue with a just victory the Parthians making inroads upon Italy , or shall render subject the Seres and Indians ...
... Cæsar is committed to thy charge by the Fates : thou shalt reign supreme , with Cæsar for thy second . Whether he shall subdue with a just victory the Parthians making inroads upon Italy , or shall render subject the Seres and Indians ...
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agreeable ancient ANTHON Apollo Aristippus Augustus Bacchus battle of Actium beauty better called Campus Martius celebrated Chimæra chorus Cicero comedy CRUQ Dacier death delight dread DUBL earth Edition Engravings Ennius EPISTLE Essays expression father Faunus favour fortune FRAN genius give gods Grecian Greek happy hath History honour Horace HURD imitation impious Italy Julius Cæsar Jupiter king labour Latin laugh laws lest live Lucanian lyre M'CAUL Mæcenas manner means Memoir mind muse nature Notes obliged Octavius ORELLI Parthians person Pirithous play poem poet poetry Portrait prætor praise rich Roman Rome sacred SATIRE says senate sesterces signifies sing slaves Stertinius Telephus temple thee thing thou Thracian Tiberius tion TORR tragedy Trans Translated Troy twelve tables Venus verses Virgil virtue vols WATSON whence wind wine Woodcuts woods words write youth
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