The Classical Journal, Том 28A. J. Valpay., 1828 |
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... Roman virtue , and his imagination had been more especially fas- cinated by the heroism and exploits of Scipio Africanus ; a character certainly more calculated than almost any other in antiquity , to attract the admiration of a ...
... Roman virtue , and his imagination had been more especially fas- cinated by the heroism and exploits of Scipio Africanus ; a character certainly more calculated than almost any other in antiquity , to attract the admiration of a ...
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... Roman ; a passion which in him was so strong , as to form a leading feature in his character . We know , indeed , no writer , whose peculiar disposition , opinions , and feelings , develope themselves more fully in his works . The ...
... Roman ; a passion which in him was so strong , as to form a leading feature in his character . We know , indeed , no writer , whose peculiar disposition , opinions , and feelings , develope themselves more fully in his works . The ...
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... Roman kings and patriots then pass under review ; the poet dwells more particularly on the story of the three Horatii . There are a great many fine patriotic and philo- sophical passages in this book ; but as they are chiefly in ...
... Roman kings and patriots then pass under review ; the poet dwells more particularly on the story of the three Horatii . There are a great many fine patriotic and philo- sophical passages in this book ; but as they are chiefly in ...
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... Roman state ; the stories of Curtius and the Decii , and es- pecially that of Lucretia , are commemorated at length . The descent of Curtius into the gulph is vividly described : Dicens hæc , lumina coelo Erexit , templumque Jovis quod ...
... Roman state ; the stories of Curtius and the Decii , and es- pecially that of Lucretia , are commemorated at length . The descent of Curtius into the gulph is vividly described : Dicens hæc , lumina coelo Erexit , templumque Jovis quod ...
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... Romans , as may in a great measure be proved from their own writers . There are few characters , which at first sight appear more distinct than those of Apollo and Bacchus . Yet the department which is generally appropri- ated to Apollo ...
... Romans , as may in a great measure be proved from their own writers . There are few characters , which at first sight appear more distinct than those of Apollo and Bacchus . Yet the department which is generally appropri- ated to Apollo ...
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