 There the historian of the Roman Empire thought of the days when Cicero pleaded the cause of Sicily against Verres, and when, before a senate which still retained some show of freedom, Tacitus thundered against the oppressor of Africa.  Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 124by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860Full view - About this book
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...There the ambassadors of great kings and commonwealths gazed with admiration on a spectacle which no other country in the world could present. There Siddons,...surpassing all the imitations of the stage. There GibCOTTAGE CYCLOPEDIA OP boo, the historian of the Roman empire, thought of the days when Cicero pleaded... | |
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...gazed with admiration on a spectacle which no other country in the world could present. There Siddonsin the prime of her majestic beauty, looked with emotion...Empire thought of the days when Cicero pleaded the cause of Sicily against Verres, and when, before a senate which still retained some show of freedom,... | |
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