De bello gallico: Commentarius primus [- septimus], Volume 5Clarendon Press, 1914 |
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Page viii
... suppose that it was anywhere else involves absurdities , and you will set his intellect to work . I desire indeed to appeal not only to the learner's reason but also to his scepticism and his latent critical acumen . I should be glad to ...
... suppose that it was anywhere else involves absurdities , and you will set his intellect to work . I desire indeed to appeal not only to the learner's reason but also to his scepticism and his latent critical acumen . I should be glad to ...
Page ix
... edition , because it is now usual in English schools to read the classics in snippets , partly , I suppose , in order that boys may become acquainted with many authors . before they leave school . But by following this plan PREFACE ix.
... edition , because it is now usual in English schools to read the classics in snippets , partly , I suppose , in order that boys may become acquainted with many authors . before they leave school . But by following this plan PREFACE ix.
Page xx
... suppose that he had the same opinion of the Gallic War . If so , as he did not serve in Gaul , he could only have repeated what he had heard from others ; and their opinions would have been of no value 1 Diuus Iulius , 56 . 2 According ...
... suppose that he had the same opinion of the Gallic War . If so , as he did not serve in Gaul , he could only have repeated what he had heard from others ; and their opinions would have been of no value 1 Diuus Iulius , 56 . 2 According ...
Page xxii
... suppose that he was informed of the drift of Critognatus's arguments by some one who had listened to them - perhaps by Vercinge- torix himself — for he made at least 60,000 prisoners after the fall of Alesia.1 Serious charges have ...
... suppose that he was informed of the drift of Critognatus's arguments by some one who had listened to them - perhaps by Vercinge- torix himself — for he made at least 60,000 prisoners after the fall of Alesia.1 Serious charges have ...
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... suppose that his remarks applied only to the ruling class or to the purer Celts ; and , guided by his observations , we cannot go far astray . The Gauls were an interesting people , enthusiastic , impulsive , quick- witted , versatile ...
... suppose that his remarks applied only to the ruling class or to the purer Celts ; and , guided by his observations , we cannot go far astray . The Gauls were an interesting people , enthusiastic , impulsive , quick- witted , versatile ...
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