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| ... of the night, had not courage enough to go on with his enterprise; but having pillaged the country, he returned with shame to Thespiae. An embassy was upon this sent from Athens to Sparta, to complain of the breach of peace; but the ambassadors found their journey needless, Sphodrias being ... |
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| ... sleep to see a wonderful vision; a grey-headed old man, of a venerable aspect, appeared to stand by him, and pronounce these verses: "An island lies, where loud the billows roar, Pharos they call it, on the Egyptian shore." Alexander upon this immediately rose up and went to Pharos, ... |
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| ... to his own, and to those of his friends, and then commanded those to be burnt which belonged to the rest of the army. An act which in the deliberation of it had seemed more dangerous and difficult than it proved in the execution, with which few were dissatisfied for ... |
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| ... first man that in his harangue to the people turned himself the other way, towards them, and continued after that time to do so. An insignificant movement and change of posture, yet it marked no small revolution in state affairs, the conversion, in a manner, of the whole government from ... |
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| ... which is honest before that which is popular, and in speaking, to free the right and useful measure from everything that may occasion offence. An incident occurred in the theatre, during his consulship, which showed what his speaking could do. For whereas formerly the knights of Rome were mingled in ... |
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| ... at first behaved themselves as servants to the kings; but afterwards, by degrees, they appropriated the power to themselves, and erected a distinct magistracy. An evidence of the truth of this was the custom still observed by the kings, who, when the ephors send for them, refuse, upon the first ... |
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| ... in the meantime he was ready to give the Antiates satisfaction, as to all particulars of his conduct, if they were desirous of it. An assembly was called and popular speakers, as had been concerted, came forward to exasperate and incense the multitude; but when Marcius stood up to answer, ... |
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| ... flourish, would be of short continuance, and soon suffer a decay. It is reported, also, that many prodigies happened to Dionysius at that time. An eagle, snatching a javelin from one of the guard, carried it aloft, and from thence let it fall into the sea. The water of the ... |
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| ... hold an office such as this, which, by such conduct, he makes the slaves of those whose errors it is his business to control." An oversight of Hannibal occurred soon after. Desirous to refresh his horse in some good pasture-grounds, and to draw off his army, he ordered his ... |
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| ... to say, and struck with amazement and wonder, the assembly resolved to send immediately for the Argives, to enter into a league with them. An earthquake, which interrupted the assembly, made for Nicias's advantage; and the next day the people being again assembled, after much speaking and soliciting, with great ... |
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| ... of their blood, Or thinking death itself was simply good; Their wishes neither were to live nor die, But to do both alike commendably." An endeavour to avoid death is not blamable, if we do not basely desire to live; nor a willingness to die good and virtuous, if it ... |
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