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... began to cry for scourgers , whose office it was to lash combatants unwilling to fight . But soon all had grown silent , for no one knew what was waiting for the giant , nor whether he would not The Arena Scene from " Quo Vadis " 5.
... began to cry for scourgers , whose office it was to lash combatants unwilling to fight . But soon all had grown silent , for no one knew what was waiting for the giant , nor whether he would not The Arena Scene from " Quo Vadis " 5.
Page 27
... fights and other games were completed . " Bring forth the lion and Glaucus the Athenian , " said the editor . Glaucus had been placed in that gloomy and narrow cell in which the criminals of the arena awaited their last and fearful ...
... fights and other games were completed . " Bring forth the lion and Glaucus the Athenian , " said the editor . Glaucus had been placed in that gloomy and narrow cell in which the criminals of the arena awaited their last and fearful ...
Page 52
... fight โ and why ? โ And though you be done to the death , what then ? If you battled the best you could , If you played your part in the world of men , Why The Critic will call it good . Death comes with a crawl , or comes with a pounce ...
... fight โ and why ? โ And though you be done to the death , what then ? If you battled the best you could , If you played your part in the world of men , Why The Critic will call it good . Death comes with a crawl , or comes with a pounce ...
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... fights and other games of the arena were com- pleted . " Bring forth the lion and Glaucus the Athenian , " said the editor . Just then a loud cry was heard at one of the entrances of the arena ; the crowd gave way and suddenly Sallust ...
... fights and other games of the arena were com- pleted . " Bring forth the lion and Glaucus the Athenian , " said the editor . Just then a loud cry was heard at one of the entrances of the arena ; the crowd gave way and suddenly Sallust ...
Page 94
... fight with fifty - three ? " Then spake Sir Richard Grenville : " I know you are no coward ; You fly them for a moment to fight with them again . But I've ninety men and more that are lying sick ashore ; I should count myself the coward ...
... fight with fifty - three ? " Then spake Sir Richard Grenville : " I know you are no coward ; You fly them for a moment to fight with them again . But I've ninety men and more that are lying sick ashore ; I should count myself the coward ...
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