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... the weeds do not grow up all at the same time , and the sarculum being no part of the plough , it cannot be taken for it by synecdoche . WATSON , " B west wind contending with the Icarian waves , commends tranquillity THE FIRST BOOK ...
... the weeds do not grow up all at the same time , and the sarculum being no part of the plough , it cannot be taken for it by synecdoche . WATSON , " B west wind contending with the Icarian waves , commends tranquillity THE FIRST BOOK ...
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... taken for the sea . WATSON . 79 " Canere " is commonly used of uttering predictions . 80 The expression carmina dividere feminis , according to Anthon , means nothing more than to execute different airs for different females , in ...
... taken for the sea . WATSON . 79 " Canere " is commonly used of uttering predictions . 80 The expression carmina dividere feminis , according to Anthon , means nothing more than to execute different airs for different females , in ...
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... taken from every animal , and that he applied the vehemence of the raging lion to the human breast . It was rage , that destroyed Thyestes with horrible perdition ; and has been the final cause , that lofty cities have been entirely ...
... taken from every animal , and that he applied the vehemence of the raging lion to the human breast . It was rage , that destroyed Thyestes with horrible perdition ; and has been the final cause , that lofty cities have been entirely ...
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... taken in the defeat of Crassus , if he would send his son and Tiridates to him . Augustus made the report to the senate , who remitted to him the decision of the affair . He granted the ambassadors the first part of their demand , but ...
... taken in the defeat of Crassus , if he would send his son and Tiridates to him . Augustus made the report to the senate , who remitted to him the decision of the affair . He granted the ambassadors the first part of their demand , but ...
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... taken it down . AN- ΓΗΟΝ . 28 Clypeo refixo . Figere and refigere are terms borrowed from the Roman law . When a law was publicly set up , and proposed to the people , they made use of the word figere ; when they took them down , they ...
... taken it down . AN- ΓΗΟΝ . 28 Clypeo refixo . Figere and refigere are terms borrowed from the Roman law . When a law was publicly set up , and proposed to the people , they made use of the word figere ; when they took them down , they ...
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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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