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... whole world for himself , and the best geographer was he who could make the best use of the materials supplied him by others . Just as the several senses give their report of a certain figure , colour , size , smell , feel and taste ...
... whole world for himself , and the best geographer was he who could make the best use of the materials supplied him by others . Just as the several senses give their report of a certain figure , colour , size , smell , feel and taste ...
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... whole then our review of the writers as nearly worthiness . contemporaneous to Caesar as possible tends only to strengthen our confidence in his statements . He had the veracity which Aristotle tells us is characteristic of the man of ...
... whole then our review of the writers as nearly worthiness . contemporaneous to Caesar as possible tends only to strengthen our confidence in his statements . He had the veracity which Aristotle tells us is characteristic of the man of ...
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... whole , and not book by book . For in i . 28 , § 5 it is said that the Aedui afterwards admitted the Boii to a full equality of rights with themselves , whereas in vii . 10 , § 1 the Boii are spoken of as tributaries ( stipendiarii ) of ...
... whole , and not book by book . For in i . 28 , § 5 it is said that the Aedui afterwards admitted the Boii to a full equality of rights with themselves , whereas in vii . 10 , § 1 the Boii are spoken of as tributaries ( stipendiarii ) of ...
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... whole air in speaking betokened the man of birth and breeding ( Suet . J. C. 55 ; Cic . Brut . § 261 ) . His Like Aristotle and some other great men , Caesar was a bit of Dandyism . a dandy . He was scrupulous in the care of his person ...
... whole air in speaking betokened the man of birth and breeding ( Suet . J. C. 55 ; Cic . Brut . § 261 ) . His Like Aristotle and some other great men , Caesar was a bit of Dandyism . a dandy . He was scrupulous in the care of his person ...
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... whole force that the Romans had ready for their defence at something like 800,000 men ' . The Gauls achieved some successes , and were retiring with their booty when the consul Aemilius Papus inflicted a crushing defeat upon them . Then ...
... whole force that the Romans had ready for their defence at something like 800,000 men ' . The Gauls achieved some successes , and were retiring with their booty when the consul Aemilius Papus inflicted a crushing defeat upon them . Then ...
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Page 218 - Alterum genus est equitum. Hi, cum est usus atque aliquod bellum incidit, quod fere ante Caesaris adventum quotannis accidere solebat, uti aut ipsi injurias inferrent aut illatas propulsarent, omnes in bello versantur, atque eorum ut quisque est genere copiisque amplissimus, ita plurimos circum se ambactos clientesque habet.
Page 221 - Deorum numero eos solos ducunt, quos cernunt et quorum aperte opibus iuvantur, Solem et Vulcanum et Lunam, reliquos ne fama quidem acceperunt.
Page 182 - ... cinctamque gerit serpentibus Hydram : Collis Aventini silva quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras, 660 Mixta deo mulier, postquam Laurentia victor Geryone exstincto Tirynthius attigit arva, Tyrrhenoque boves in flumine lavit Iberas.
Page 217 - In primis hoc volunt persuadere, non interire animas, sed ab aliis post mortem transire ad alios, atque hoc maxime ad virtutem excitari putant metu mortis neglecto.
Page 222 - Agriculturae non student ; majorque pars eorum victus in lacte, caseo, carne consistit ; neque quisquam agri modum certum aut fines habet proprios ; sed magistratus ac principes in annos singulos gentibus cognationibusque hominum qui una coierunt, quantum et quo loco visum est agri attribuunt atque anno post alio transire cogunt.
Page 172 - Omnes vero se Britanni vitro inficiunt, quod caeruleum efficit colorem, atque hoc horridiores sunt in pugna aspectu; capilloque sunt promisso atque omni parte corporis rasa praeter caput et labrum superius.