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Page 46
... . The mountains between them rose higher by endless gradations as they receded from the south . Their long ranges looked down upon a country populous , notwithstanding the devastations of war ; fertile and 46 THE FAWN OF SERTORIUS .
... . The mountains between them rose higher by endless gradations as they receded from the south . Their long ranges looked down upon a country populous , notwithstanding the devastations of war ; fertile and 46 THE FAWN OF SERTORIUS .
Page 64
... looked back once or twice into the path by which he came , he resumed his purpose with longer strides , crossed the greensward between the forest and the cliffs , and then depositing his cloak and hempen tunic on the rivulet's margin ...
... looked back once or twice into the path by which he came , he resumed his purpose with longer strides , crossed the greensward between the forest and the cliffs , and then depositing his cloak and hempen tunic on the rivulet's margin ...
Page 74
... looked upon his three sons , be- hold one more fair . The acorns and the chesnuts remain , though the swine which should have battened from them do not . And we have yet one small cheese from the last ewe's milk . SPANUS . This will be ...
... looked upon his three sons , be- hold one more fair . The acorns and the chesnuts remain , though the swine which should have battened from them do not . And we have yet one small cheese from the last ewe's milk . SPANUS . This will be ...
Page 95
... looked behind nor stopped to listen . The silent area was soon tra- versed , and even some steps were taken down- wards among juniper bushes and yew trees , with which the higher cliffs were fringed , before he paused . As soon as his ...
... looked behind nor stopped to listen . The silent area was soon tra- versed , and even some steps were taken down- wards among juniper bushes and yew trees , with which the higher cliffs were fringed , before he paused . As soon as his ...
Page 104
... looked hard and trembled piteously . Sertorius would have disengaged her from the cloak . Some little confusion and mismanagement occurred while the prætor tried to secure her two fore - legs , and the peasant to transfer them . There ...
... looked hard and trembled piteously . Sertorius would have disengaged her from the cloak . Some little confusion and mismanagement occurred while the prætor tried to secure her two fore - legs , and the peasant to transfer them . There ...
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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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