Fawn of Sertorius: In Two Volumes, Volume 1Longman, 1846 |
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... fortune till he could not be defrauded of it . The proprietors of the treasury in which it was de- posited , might otherwise have reclaimed his dis- covery . He could retain his title and enjoy his triumph no longer than he could hold ...
... fortune till he could not be defrauded of it . The proprietors of the treasury in which it was de- posited , might otherwise have reclaimed his dis- covery . He could retain his title and enjoy his triumph no longer than he could hold ...
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... fortune , and the casualties of time . He watched till , in some moment happy for Rome , the feet which had ventured so far , and amidst such dangerous places , might slip at last . Whenever the urgency was not clamorous , his ...
... fortune , and the casualties of time . He watched till , in some moment happy for Rome , the feet which had ventured so far , and amidst such dangerous places , might slip at last . Whenever the urgency was not clamorous , his ...
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... fortunes , that Metellus had even ventured to set a price on the head of this outlawed fugitive . He who , seven years later , was expected in Italy , had been valued at a hundred talents of silver and twenty thousand acres of land ...
... fortunes , that Metellus had even ventured to set a price on the head of this outlawed fugitive . He who , seven years later , was expected in Italy , had been valued at a hundred talents of silver and twenty thousand acres of land ...
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... fortunes , and even their counte- nances . Both were scarred by wounds , both had lost an eye . In this particular , Sertorius stood alone ; he had no country , he had not even the encouragement or consolation which every other ...
... fortunes , and even their counte- nances . Both were scarred by wounds , both had lost an eye . In this particular , Sertorius stood alone ; he had no country , he had not even the encouragement or consolation which every other ...
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... fortune , and the most preposterous pretensions . This man had become the partisan of Marius only because he was despised and disappointed by Sylla . Ambitious of command , he had recently arrived in Spain , not to succour Sertorius ...
... fortune , and the most preposterous pretensions . This man had become the partisan of Marius only because he was despised and disappointed by Sylla . Ambitious of command , he had recently arrived in Spain , not to succour Sertorius ...
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2d Edition Ahala ancient Animals Aquileius arms army beside boards bosom bound in morocco Cæsar camp Church cliffs cloak cloth cohorts College coloured commanded Comprising deities Dictionary Domestic eagles Encyclopædia enemies English Engravings on Wood ensigns father fawn Fcap Foolscap 8vo fortune fugitive Gods half-bound hand head helmet History honor horses Illustrations J. C. Loudon John Edward Gray Julius Cæsar king late legions less Libo lictors London LONGMAN Lucentum MANLIUS Maps Marius ment Metellus and Pompeius morocco mountains Muræna MYRTILIS Natural never numerous Oppius Orcilis Osca Oscan Perpenna Plates Plutarch pontifex Pontifex Maximus PORSA Portrait Post 8vo prætor prætorium present PRINTED FOR MESSRS proconsuls Professor quæstor Racilius republic revised river rocks Roman Rome Royal Sallust senate Sertorius Setubal soldiers Spain Spanus Sylla thee thou tion torius Translated TREATISE tribunal Vergilia victory Vignette Titles vols wisdom Woodcuts
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