ObserverT. and J. Allman, 1823 |
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... less captivated with Laberius's talents than Clodius had been , and being a man not apt to be discouraged by common difficulties , took up the same solicitation , and assail- ed our Roman knight , who was now sixty years of age , and ...
... less captivated with Laberius's talents than Clodius had been , and being a man not apt to be discouraged by common difficulties , took up the same solicitation , and assail- ed our Roman knight , who was now sixty years of age , and ...
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... less with regard to Tiberius . Tacitus indeed hints at secret orders sup- posed by some to have been given by the emperor to Piso ; but this , which at best is mere matter of report , does not go to the affair of the poisoning , but ...
... less with regard to Tiberius . Tacitus indeed hints at secret orders sup- posed by some to have been given by the emperor to Piso ; but this , which at best is mere matter of report , does not go to the affair of the poisoning , but ...
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... less hazardous in the other extreme , and each would pro- bably devote him to an inglorious destiny : that he should know the leading characters in the country he is to govern , be familiar with its history , its con- stitution ...
... less hazardous in the other extreme , and each would pro- bably devote him to an inglorious destiny : that he should know the leading characters in the country he is to govern , be familiar with its history , its con- stitution ...
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... less than they expected and predicted . These retorts , cast in our teeth in the very moment of vexation , are what few tempers , when galled with disappointment , can patiently put up with ; they may possibly be the result of zeal and ...
... less than they expected and predicted . These retorts , cast in our teeth in the very moment of vexation , are what few tempers , when galled with disappointment , can patiently put up with ; they may possibly be the result of zeal and ...
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... less ostentatious and purer virtues of self - denial , resignation , humility , piety , forbearance , and many others , are addressed to God alone , they offer no gratification to self , they seek for no applause from man . But in which ...
... less ostentatious and purer virtues of self - denial , resignation , humility , piety , forbearance , and many others , are addressed to God alone , they offer no gratification to self , they seek for no applause from man . But in which ...
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Page 116 - I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair. And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature...
Page 124 - I am settled, and bend up Each corporal agent to this terrible feat. Away, and mock the time with fairest show : False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
Page 122 - He's here in double trust; First, as I am his kinsman and his subject Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.
Page 152 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog...
Page 91 - And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon : and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was not yet.
Page 130 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond "Which keeps me pale...
Page 83 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Page 130 - His cloister'd flight; ere to black Hecate's summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night's yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note.
Page 83 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Page 96 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.