Original Views of Passages in the Life and Writings of the Poet-philosopher of Venusia: With which is Combined an Illustration of the Suitability of the Ancient Epic and Lyric Styles to Modern Subjects of National and General InterestHodges and Smith, 1851 - 245 pages |
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... Legion . And as the fortunes of our poet ap- pear to have suffered no declension previously to his sharing in the final disaster of Marcus Junius Brutus , the last proposition virtually includes another , viz . , — That he led the said ...
... Legion . And as the fortunes of our poet ap- pear to have suffered no declension previously to his sharing in the final disaster of Marcus Junius Brutus , the last proposition virtually includes another , viz . , — That he led the said ...
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... legion was shared by six officers so designated ; and that a Roman legion on field service mustered ordina- rily , exclusive of the auxiliary contingent , which was 32 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR .
... legion was shared by six officers so designated ; and that a Roman legion on field service mustered ordina- rily , exclusive of the auxiliary contingent , which was 32 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR .
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... legion . Excepting at such critical periods , " proceeds the learned apologist of a rather intractable datum , " when the ordinary course of military promotion was superseded by the exi- gencies of the times , when it was no doubt ...
... legion . Excepting at such critical periods , " proceeds the learned apologist of a rather intractable datum , " when the ordinary course of military promotion was superseded by the exi- gencies of the times , when it was no doubt ...
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... legion itself , and that its officers were junior in rank and powers of command to the Roman legionary officers . But it must not be concealed that the brilliant pencil of the latest illustrator would bring out in glowing tints a very ...
... legion itself , and that its officers were junior in rank and powers of command to the Roman legionary officers . But it must not be concealed that the brilliant pencil of the latest illustrator would bring out in glowing tints a very ...
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... legions , composed almost exclu- sively ( see above ) of veteran soldiers ! Out of the one hundred and fourteen tribuneships of those regular troops , who flocked to Brutus not viritim but legionatim , how many in this case could have ...
... legions , composed almost exclu- sively ( see above ) of veteran soldiers ! Out of the one hundred and fourteen tribuneships of those regular troops , who flocked to Brutus not viritim but legionatim , how many in this case could have ...
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admitted alluded allusion ancient apodosis appear application argument army associations Athenian schools Athens ATQUE battle of Philippi borrowed Brutus Cæsar CARM character Cicero circumstances classical clause Colchi command commentators connexion construction context convey convictor derivable EPIS Epistles evidently expression fact favour former Greek Horace Horace's illustration imply infer instance Julius Cæsar Juvenal language Latin Latin language latter legion less Livy Mæcenas meaning merely mihi military tribune Milman modes moral nature neral notion observed Orellius original parties passage phrase poet poet-philosopher Polybius preceding present principle probably proposition protasis quæ question quia quid quod reader reference remark respecting Roman Roman legion Satire seems sense sentence sentiment sibi statement subjunctive Suetonius suggested supposed supposition tempora term tibi Tigellius tion tive Trans Tribunus Militum true VAPPA Venusia verb vereor verse viator whole words writer Zeugma Zumpt καὶ
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Page 202 - Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
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Page 69 - Sat. i. 6. 48. In battle, a tribune seems to have had the charge of ten centuries, or about a thousand men ; hence called in Greek, ^iXiap^oj, vel ->jf.