History of the Romans Under the Empire, Zväzok 4

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Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1856

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Strana 420 - And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: the merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble...
Strana 420 - ... merchandise of gold and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and the souls of men.
Strana 36 - Nous fûmes vainqueurs, il est vrai; mais évidemment il ne pouvait y avoir de résultat; l'attaque était une pure fantaisie, et pourtant quelques hommes y restèrent. Aussi, plus tard, toutes les fois que le souvenir m'en est revenu à l'esprit, je me le suis fort reproché1.
Strana 575 - Italy ; but rather to recommend the principles of the ancient Romans, their love of home, of labor, of piety, and order ; to magnify their domestic happiness and greatness ; to make men proud of their country, on better grounds than the mere glory of its arms and the extent of its conquests.
Strana 435 - VII. kalendas sextiles: in praedio Cumano, quod est Trimalchionis, nati sunt pueri XXX, puellae XL; sublata in horreum ex area tritici millia modium quingenta; boves domiti quingenti. Eodem die: Mithridates servus in crucem actus est, quia Gai nostri genio male dixerat. Eodem die: in arcam relatum est quod collocari non potuit, sestertium centies. Eodem die: incendium factum est in hortis Pompeianis, ortum ex aedibus Nastae vilici.
Strana 380 - Under a cold, polished, reserved, and dignified exterior, he concealed a soul of indomitable energy, and a tenacity of purpose which no vicissitudes could shake. His state of mind at the close of life is thus described by Merivale : " He had made peace with himself, to whom alone he felt himself responsible ; neither God nor man, in his view, had any claim upon him. The nations had not proclaimed him a deity in vain ; he had seemed to himself to grow up to the full proportions they ascribed to him.
Strana 421 - Mercatura autem, si tenuis est, sordida putanda est ; sin magna et copiosa, multa undique apportans multisque sine vanitate impertiens, non est admodum vituperanda, atque etiam, si satiata quaestu vel contenta potius, ut saepe ex alto in portum, ex ipso portu se in agros possessionesque contulit, videtur iure optimo posse laudari.
Strana 65 - Tanaïn prope flumen orti. Nosque et profestis lucibus et sacris Inter jocosi munera Liberi Cum prole matronisque nostris, Rite deos prius apprecati, Virtute functos more patrum duces Lydis remixto carmine tibiis Trojamque et Anchisen et almae Progeniem Veneris canemus.
Strana 421 - C. Flaminio tulerat, ne quis senator cuive senator pater fuisset maritimam navem quae plus quam trecentarum amphorarum esset haberet — id satis habitum ad fructus ex agris vectandos, quaestus omnis patribus indecorus visus.
Strana 420 - And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness ! for in one hour is she made desolate.

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