History of Roman Literature from Its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age ...E. Littell, 1827 - Latin literature |
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... commencement of the Appendix - and a Critical Account of Cicero's Dialogue De Republica , which , though discovered , had not issued from the press when the former edition was pub- lished . 1 HISTORY OF ROMAN LITERATURE , & c VOL ...
... commencement of the Appendix - and a Critical Account of Cicero's Dialogue De Republica , which , though discovered , had not issued from the press when the former edition was pub- lished . 1 HISTORY OF ROMAN LITERATURE , & c VOL ...
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... commence- ment of their history ; and of all the nations which have figur- ed in the annals of mankind , none certainly attained the same height of power and grandeur , and civil wisdom , with equal ignorance of literature or the fine ...
... commence- ment of their history ; and of all the nations which have figur- ed in the annals of mankind , none certainly attained the same height of power and grandeur , and civil wisdom , with equal ignorance of literature or the fine ...
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... commencement of spring , and imploring from the gods a bless- ing on agriculture . Of a similar description were the rude Saturnian verses prescribed by Numa , and which were chaunt- ed by the Salian priests , who carried through the ...
... commencement of spring , and imploring from the gods a bless- ing on agriculture . Of a similar description were the rude Saturnian verses prescribed by Numa , and which were chaunt- ed by the Salian priests , who carried through the ...
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... commencement of the fourth century of Rome . These celebrated institutions have de- scended to us in mutilated fragments , and their orthography has probably been in some respects modernised : yet they bear stronger marks of antiquity ...
... commencement of the fourth century of Rome . These celebrated institutions have de- scended to us in mutilated fragments , and their orthography has probably been in some respects modernised : yet they bear stronger marks of antiquity ...
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... commencement of the Roman æra , the dissensions of the reigning families of Greece , the commotions which pervaded its realms , the suggestions of oracles , the uncertain tenure of landed property , the restless spirit of adventure ...
... commencement of the Roman æra , the dissensions of the reigning families of Greece , the commotions which pervaded its realms , the suggestions of oracles , the uncertain tenure of landed property , the restless spirit of adventure ...
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Page 116 - These mix'd with art, and to due bounds confin'd, Make and maintain the balance of the mind: The lights and shades, whose well accorded strife Gives all the strength and colour of our life.
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Page 91 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees ; Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
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Page 279 - Come on therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are present: and let us speedily use the creatures like as in youth. Let us fill ourselves with costly wine and ointments: and let no flower of the spring pass by us : let us crown ourselves with...
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