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We are not informed whether he experienced any diminution of physical strength
from the change ; but he writes on the subject to his friend Lucilius : “ My soul has
become lighter and more agile . " * That his body became somewhat lighter ...
We are not informed whether he experienced any diminution of physical strength
from the change ; but he writes on the subject to his friend Lucilius : “ My soul has
become lighter and more agile . " * That his body became somewhat lighter ...
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Soon after his return to Rome , his friends obtained of him the office of quæstor ;
but he was not destined to enjoy it long . Caligula had died during his absence ;
had he lived longer Seneca would have travelled farther . He had intended ...
Soon after his return to Rome , his friends obtained of him the office of quæstor ;
but he was not destined to enjoy it long . Caligula had died during his absence ;
had he lived longer Seneca would have travelled farther . He had intended ...
الصفحة 8
Doubtless the indiscreet friend suppressed the part which he thought would
reflect most discredit on the writer ; and yet it is difficult to conceive any grosser
flatteries than those contained in the part that has come down to us . At the same
time ...
Doubtless the indiscreet friend suppressed the part which he thought would
reflect most discredit on the writer ; and yet it is difficult to conceive any grosser
flatteries than those contained in the part that has come down to us . At the same
time ...
الصفحة 11
With this view he engaged the services of his friend , Annæus Serenus , who
managed the task confided to him in a manner highly satisfactory both to Nero
and Seneca . But the indignation of Agrippina at finding another preferred to
herself ...
With this view he engaged the services of his friend , Annæus Serenus , who
managed the task confided to him in a manner highly satisfactory both to Nero
and Seneca . But the indignation of Agrippina at finding another preferred to
herself ...
الصفحة 13
He replied very graciously , protesting that it was impossible for him to deprive
himself of the counsel of such a friend . ... He tells us that the friends which
surrounded Seneca burst into tears , and that without showing any sign of alarm ,
he tried ...
He replied very graciously , protesting that it was impossible for him to deprive
himself of the counsel of such a friend . ... He tells us that the friends which
surrounded Seneca burst into tears , and that without showing any sign of alarm ,
he tried ...
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الصفحة 357 - Cameron's gathering" rose, The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn's hills Have heard,— and heard, too, have her Saxon foes; How in the noon of night that pibroch thrills Savage and shrill! But with the breath which fills Their mountain pipe, so fill the mountaineers With the fierce native daring which instils The stirring memory of a thousand years, And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears!
الصفحة 16 - But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God : and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
الصفحة 115 - And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.
الصفحة 115 - For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
الصفحة 208 - ENGEL'S (CARL) Music of the Most Ancient Nations ; particularly of the Assyrians, Egyptians, And Hebrews; with Special Reference to the Discoveries in Western Asia and in Egypt. With 100 Illustrations. 8vo. 16s. ENGLAND (HISTORY or) from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713—83. By LORD MAHON (now Earl Stanhope). Library Edition, 7 Vols. 8vo. 93«.
الصفحة 57 - tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord — its various tone, Each spring — its various bias : Then at the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it ; What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.
الصفحة 55 - ... by the Hindus, we may be satisfied with the testimony of the Persians ; who, though as much inclined as other nations to appropriate the ingenious inventions of a foreign people, unanimously agree, that the game was imported from the west of India, together with the charming fables of Vishnusarman in the sixth century of our era.
الصفحة 16 - And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan ; is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
الصفحة 93 - ... the fruits of their industry, and driven, in the midst of an inclement season, to seek a shelter for themselves and their helpless families where chance may guide them?
الصفحة 93 - It is no secret, that a persecution, accompanied with all the circumstances of ferocious cruelty, which have in all ages distinguished that dreadful calamity, is now raging in this country.