Plutarch's Lives: Translated from the Original Greek, Volume 3Brannan and Morford, 1811 |
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... cavalry 34 , killed two thousand five 32 The story is finely embellished in Dr. Young's tragedy of ' the Brothers ; ' for a great part of which , however , that author was indebted ( it appears ) to a French tragedy , called ' Persée et ...
... cavalry 34 , killed two thousand five 32 The story is finely embellished in Dr. Young's tragedy of ' the Brothers ; ' for a great part of which , however , that author was indebted ( it appears ) to a French tragedy , called ' Persée et ...
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... cavalry . He tried the Illyrians likewise , hoping to bring them to join him by means of Gentius their king ; and it was reported that the barbarians had taken his money , under promise of making an inroad into Italy by the lower Gaul ...
... cavalry . He tried the Illyrians likewise , hoping to bring them to join him by means of Gentius their king ; and it was reported that the barbarians had taken his money , under promise of making an inroad into Italy by the lower Gaul ...
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... cavalry , which had suffered no loss . When the foot overtook them , they reproached them as cowards and traitors , pulled them off their horses , and wounded se- veral of them ; so that the king , dreading the conse- quences of the ...
... cavalry , which had suffered no loss . When the foot overtook them , they reproached them as cowards and traitors , pulled them off their horses , and wounded se- veral of them ; so that the king , dreading the conse- quences of the ...
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... cavalry the feet , the main body of infantry the breast , and the general the head ; then that general who suffers himself to be hurried away by his impetuosity , so as to expose himself to needless ha- zards , not only endangers his ...
... cavalry the feet , the main body of infantry the breast , and the general the head ; then that general who suffers himself to be hurried away by his impetuosity , so as to expose himself to needless ha- zards , not only endangers his ...
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... cavalry to advance from the rear to the front , that they might be ready for the attack ; and the infantry , who were but three hun- dred28 , he drew up in a close body , hoping that wher- ever they charged they would break through the ...
... cavalry to advance from the rear to the front , that they might be ready for the attack ; and the infantry , who were but three hun- dred28 , he drew up in a close body , hoping that wher- ever they charged they would break through the ...
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Page 340 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride? How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire...
Page 45 - Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The source of evil one, and one of good; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills, Blessings to these, to those distributes ills; To most, he mingles both. The wretch decreed To taste the bad, unrnix'd, is curst indeed; Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven, He wanders, outcast both of earth and heaven.
Page 126 - But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
Page 124 - Not that fair field Of Enna, where Proserpine gathering flowers, Herself a fairer flower by gloomy Dis Was gathered, which cost Ceres all that pain To seek her through the world...
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Page 318 - Hitherto I have regarded my blindness as a misfortune, but now, Romans, I wish I had been as deaf as I am blind ; for then I should not have heard of your shameful counsels and decrees, so ruinous to the glory of Rome.