Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Miscellaneous Litterature, 5. köide,1. number1810 - 400 pages |
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... thing that was curious , and especially the city of Sy- racufe ; where he discovered the tomb of Archimedes to the magiftrates who were fhowing him the curiofi- ties of the place , but who , to his surprife , knew nothing of any fuch ...
... thing that was curious , and especially the city of Sy- racufe ; where he discovered the tomb of Archimedes to the magiftrates who were fhowing him the curiofi- ties of the place , but who , to his surprife , knew nothing of any fuch ...
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... thing that was below his dignity ; for Cæfar no fooner faw him than he alighted , ran to embrace him , and walked with him alone , converfing very familiarly for feveral furlongs . Cicero was now in his 61ft year , and forced at laft to ...
... thing that was below his dignity ; for Cæfar no fooner faw him than he alighted , ran to embrace him , and walked with him alone , converfing very familiarly for feveral furlongs . Cicero was now in his 61ft year , and forced at laft to ...
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... thing that hu- man prudence could do for the recovery of the repub- lic for all that vigour with which it was making this laft effort for itself , was entirely owing to his counfels and authority . This appears from thofe memorable ...
... thing that hu- man prudence could do for the recovery of the repub- lic for all that vigour with which it was making this laft effort for itself , was entirely owing to his counfels and authority . This appears from thofe memorable ...
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... thing appears in its proper place . He never tries to move till he has attempted to convince ; and in moving , particularly the fofter paffions , he is highly fuccefsful . No one ever knew the force of words better than Cice- ro . He ...
... thing appears in its proper place . He never tries to move till he has attempted to convince ; and in moving , particularly the fofter paffions , he is highly fuccefsful . No one ever knew the force of words better than Cice- ro . He ...
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... thing , even his own death . ” CID ( Roderigo Dias le ) , a Caftilian officer , who was very fuccefsful against the Moors , under Ferdi- nand II . king of Caftile ; but whose name would hard- ly have been remembered , if Corneille had ...
... thing , even his own death . ” CID ( Roderigo Dias le ) , a Caftilian officer , who was very fuccefsful against the Moors , under Ferdi- nand II . king of Caftile ; but whose name would hard- ly have been remembered , if Corneille had ...
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