The History of RomeLeigh and Sotheby, 1810 - 300 pages |
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... means to possess himself of the kingdom . Not contented with the crime of usurpation , he ad- ded that of murder also . Numitor's sons first fell a sacrifice to his suspicions ; and to remove all appre- hensions of being one day ...
... means to possess himself of the kingdom . Not contented with the crime of usurpation , he ad- ded that of murder also . Numitor's sons first fell a sacrifice to his suspicions ; and to remove all appre- hensions of being one day ...
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... mean time the games began , and while the strangers were most intent upon the spectacle , a number of the Roman ... means of large pro- mises , to betray one of the gates to his army . The reward she engaged for was what the soldiers ...
... mean time the games began , and while the strangers were most intent upon the spectacle , a number of the Roman ... means of large pro- mises , to betray one of the gates to his army . The reward she engaged for was what the soldiers ...
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... theirs . He quelled also an insurrection of the Veii , the Fidenates , and the Volsci ; and over the Sabines he obtained a se- cond triumph . But his victories over the enemy were by no means 14 THE HISTORY OF THE CHAP V.
... theirs . He quelled also an insurrection of the Veii , the Fidenates , and the Volsci ; and over the Sabines he obtained a se- cond triumph . But his victories over the enemy were by no means 14 THE HISTORY OF THE CHAP V.
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Oliver Goldsmith. But his victories over the enemy were by no means comparable to his works at home , in raising temples , fortifying the city , making a prison for malefactors , and building a seaport at the mouth of the Tiber , called ...
Oliver Goldsmith. But his victories over the enemy were by no means comparable to his works at home , in raising temples , fortifying the city , making a prison for malefactors , and building a seaport at the mouth of the Tiber , called ...
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... means to effect their purpose , by hiring two ruffians , who , demanding to speak with the king , pretending that they came for justice , struck him dead in his palace with the blow of an axe . The lictors , however , who waited upon ...
... means to effect their purpose , by hiring two ruffians , who , demanding to speak with the king , pretending that they came for justice , struck him dead in his palace with the blow of an axe . The lictors , however , who waited upon ...
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