The National Quarterly Review, Volúmenes17-18Pudney & Russell, 1868 |
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... remarks that one cannot say whether they were already in the secret . Both remained silent a long time , when the proposition was made to them . Finally , Seneca turned towards Burrhus and ask- ed if the order had been given to the ...
... remarks that one cannot say whether they were already in the secret . Both remained silent a long time , when the proposition was made to them . Finally , Seneca turned towards Burrhus and ask- ed if the order had been given to the ...
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... remarks that Nero had attempted to poison Seneca , but failed . * But the conspiracy of Piso afforded the tyrant a pretext to dispose of him in another way ; the philosopher having been accused of complicity in the attempt of Piso ...
... remarks that Nero had attempted to poison Seneca , but failed . * But the conspiracy of Piso afforded the tyrant a pretext to dispose of him in another way ; the philosopher having been accused of complicity in the attempt of Piso ...
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... remarked , the Seneca family belonged to the equestrian order and possessed wealth . None of this character could well * Tac . , Ans . Ann . , xv . , 64 . + Martial . avoid holding office at Rome even in Nero's time ; 1868. ] 15 SENECA ...
... remarked , the Seneca family belonged to the equestrian order and possessed wealth . None of this character could well * Tac . , Ans . Ann . , xv . , 64 . + Martial . avoid holding office at Rome even in Nero's time ; 1868. ] 15 SENECA ...
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... remark , in passing , that the strong attachment of Seneca to his friends , was a striking trait in his character . Even his enemies cannot say that he ever treated a true friend otherwise than fairly . It is true that Agrippina and ...
... remark , in passing , that the strong attachment of Seneca to his friends , was a striking trait in his character . Even his enemies cannot say that he ever treated a true friend otherwise than fairly . It is true that Agrippina and ...
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... remarks on the inundations of the Nile ; the geological characteristics of Egypt ; the nature of earth- quakes , volcanoes , & c . , might easily be mistaken for those of some of the most recent modern investigators . They are very much ...
... remarks on the inundations of the Nile ; the geological characteristics of Egypt ; the nature of earth- quakes , volcanoes , & c . , might easily be mistaken for those of some of the most recent modern investigators . They are very much ...
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Página 355 - 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!
Página 14 - 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.
Página 113 - 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.
Página 113 - 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.
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Página 55 - 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.
Página 53 - ... 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.
Página 14 - And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan ; is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
Página 91 - ... 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?
Página 91 - 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.