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Page 72
... give up his commission , and not otherwise , since he had taken it at their common request ; but that he was ready to give an account of his behaviour even then , if the citizens of Antium would have it so . Hereupon they met in full ...
... give up his commission , and not otherwise , since he had taken it at their common request ; but that he was ready to give an account of his behaviour even then , if the citizens of Antium would have it so . Hereupon they met in full ...
Page 185
... give up the dispute ; but the ruin of his hopes and spirits , in consequence of the loss of a battle , where he had the advantage of numbers and of daylight . When his friends were gone , Alexander retired to rest in his tent , and he ...
... give up the dispute ; but the ruin of his hopes and spirits , in consequence of the loss of a battle , where he had the advantage of numbers and of daylight . When his friends were gone , Alexander retired to rest in his tent , and he ...
Page 192
... gives bounty an irresistible charm . To give a few instances : Ariston , who commanded the Pæonians , having killed one of the enemy , and cut off his head , laid it at Alexander's feet , and said , " Among us , sir , such a present is ...
... gives bounty an irresistible charm . To give a few instances : Ariston , who commanded the Pæonians , having killed one of the enemy , and cut off his head , laid it at Alexander's feet , and said , " Among us , sir , such a present is ...
Contents
CAIUS MARCIUS CORIOLANUS | 40 |
ALCIBIADES AND CORIOLANUS COMPARED | 73 |
MARCUS CRASSUS III | 111 |
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