Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 201
... Italy , they were all so much taken with the liquor , and transported with the hitherto unknown delight , that , snatching up their arms and taking their families along with them , they marched directly to the Alps , to find out the ...
... Italy , they were all so much taken with the liquor , and transported with the hitherto unknown delight , that , snatching up their arms and taking their families along with them , they marched directly to the Alps , to find out the ...
Page 287
... Italy , to defend Carthage ; when , for such eminent and transcending services , the whole people of Rome cried up and extolled the actions of Scipio ; even then , Fabius contended that a successor should be sent in his place , alleging ...
... Italy , to defend Carthage ; when , for such eminent and transcending services , the whole people of Rome cried up and extolled the actions of Scipio ; even then , Fabius contended that a successor should be sent in his place , alleging ...
Page 517
... Italy . In engagements he would strike boldly , without flinching , stand firm to his ground , fix a bold countenance upon his enemies , and with a harsh threatening voice accost them , justly thinking himself and telling others that ...
... Italy . In engagements he would strike boldly , without flinching , stand firm to his ground , fix a bold countenance upon his enemies , and with a harsh threatening voice accost them , justly thinking himself and telling others that ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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