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Page 331
... rest were put to hardships and the expense of much labour to supply and minister to its appetites . The stomach , however , merely ridiculed the silliness of the members , who appeared not to be aware that the stomach certainly does ...
... rest were put to hardships and the expense of much labour to supply and minister to its appetites . The stomach , however , merely ridiculed the silliness of the members , who appeared not to be aware that the stomach certainly does ...
Page 334
... rest , the Volscians opposed to him were not able to make head against him ; wherever he fell in , he broke their ... rest of the Volscian army was in like manner defeated , great numbers killed , and no less taken captive . The day ...
... rest , the Volscians opposed to him were not able to make head against him ; wherever he fell in , he broke their ... rest of the Volscian army was in like manner defeated , great numbers killed , and no less taken captive . The day ...
Page 504
... rest of the Athenian captains regarded this as an arrogant and interfering act on the part of Pausanias ; because , while permit- ting the rest of the army to keep their stations , he removed them only from place to place , like so many ...
... rest of the Athenian captains regarded this as an arrogant and interfering act on the part of Pausanias ; because , while permit- ting the rest of the army to keep their stations , he removed them only from place to place , like so many ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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