The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumen42 |
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... Tiberius . 54. Review of events in the reign of King Charles the First . Of the education of a prince . 55. Advantages of a happy talent for discerning times and seasons . 56. The character of a proud man . 57. Advantages of a great ...
... Tiberius . 54. Review of events in the reign of King Charles the First . Of the education of a prince . 55. Advantages of a happy talent for discerning times and seasons . 56. The character of a proud man . 57. Advantages of a great ...
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... Tiberius added another library to the palace , and attached his new building to that front which looked towards the Via sacra , in which quarter he himself resided . Vespasian endowed a public library in the temple of Peace . Trajan ...
... Tiberius added another library to the palace , and attached his new building to that front which looked towards the Via sacra , in which quarter he himself resided . Vespasian endowed a public library in the temple of Peace . Trajan ...
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... , where they were lodged in presses : The intervals between these compartments were richly ornamented with inlaid plates of glass and ivory , and marble basso - F 3 No 51 . 53 OBSERVER . Delineation of the life of Tiberius.
... , where they were lodged in presses : The intervals between these compartments were richly ornamented with inlaid plates of glass and ivory , and marble basso - F 3 No 51 . 53 OBSERVER . Delineation of the life of Tiberius.
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... Tiberius : This ought to be done with great care and ability , for it is a character extremely difficult to develope , and one that by a continued chain of incidents fur- nishes a lesson in every link of its connexion highly interesting ...
... Tiberius : This ought to be done with great care and ability , for it is a character extremely difficult to develope , and one that by a continued chain of incidents fur- nishes a lesson in every link of its connexion highly interesting ...
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... Tiberius died with Germanicus , he would have merited a very glorious one : It should seem therefore that he was by nature a better man than his predecessor . The cautious timid character of Augustus kept him under constant awe of those ...
... Tiberius died with Germanicus , he would have merited a very glorious one : It should seem therefore that he was by nature a better man than his predecessor . The cautious timid character of Augustus kept him under constant awe of those ...
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Página 139 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Página 173 - This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill ; cannot be good : — If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth ? 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...
Página 211 - 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...
Página 284 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Página 147 - Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments ; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels ; 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me ; for I am holier than thou.
Página 174 - And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the King In deadly hate the one against the other...
Página 178 - The effect and it ! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murth'ring ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief ! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!
Página 183 - I hear a knocking At the south entry : — retire we to our chamber : A little water clears us of this deed : How easy is it then ! Your constancy Hath left you unattended.
Página 140 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Página 153 - 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.