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... Brennus what harm the men of Clusium had done the Gauls , that they thus made war on them , and , according to Plutarch's account , Brennus made answer that the injury was that the Clusians possessed land that the Gauls wanted ...
... Brennus what harm the men of Clusium had done the Gauls , that they thus made war on them , and , according to Plutarch's account , Brennus made answer that the injury was that the Clusians possessed land that the Gauls wanted ...
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... Brennus was justly enraged , and sent messengers to Rome to demand that the brothers should be given up to him for punishment . The priests and many of the Senate held that the rash young men had deserved death as covenant - breakers ...
... Brennus was justly enraged , and sent messengers to Rome to demand that the brothers should be given up to him for punishment . The priests and many of the Senate held that the rash young men had deserved death as covenant - breakers ...
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... Brennus was resolved on completing his conquest , and while half his forces went out to plunder , he remained with the other half , watching the moment to effect an entrance into the Capitol ; and how were the defenders , worn out with ...
... Brennus was resolved on completing his conquest , and while half his forces went out to plunder , he remained with the other half , watching the moment to effect an entrance into the Capitol ; and how were the defenders , worn out with ...
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... Brennus ' army was reported to be coming thither . Camillus immediately offered the magistrates to undertake their defence ; and getting together all the men who could bear arms , he led them out , fell upon the Gauls as they all lay ...
... Brennus ' army was reported to be coming thither . Camillus immediately offered the magistrates to undertake their defence ; and getting together all the men who could bear arms , he led them out , fell upon the Gauls as they all lay ...
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... to the snowy peaks , dark abysses , and huge glaciers of the Alps , be afraid to climb where a soft dweller in a tame Italian town could venture a passage ? E Brennus chose out the hardiest of his mountaineers , and GOLDEN DEEDS . 49.
... to the snowy peaks , dark abysses , and huge glaciers of the Alps , be afraid to climb where a soft dweller in a tame Italian town could venture a passage ? E Brennus chose out the hardiest of his mountaineers , and GOLDEN DEEDS . 49.
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Page 102 - I see before me the gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand ; his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low ; And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower ; and now The arena swims around him ; he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch who won.
Page 92 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Page 14 - For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Page 438 - I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass...
Page 21 - The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the foes, And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose...
Page 22 - But meanwhile axe and lever Have manfully been plied; And now the bridge hangs tottering Above the boiling tide. 'Come back, come back, Horatius!
Page 23 - Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank ; And when above the surges They saw his crest appear. All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry. And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.
Page 15 - And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it.
Page 15 - Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
Page 450 - THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICAL POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Selected and arranged, with Notes, by FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE.