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...Ab urbe condita, is a monumental history of ancient Rome written in the Latin language by Titus Livius, an ancient Roman historian. The work covers the time from the stories of Aeneas, the earliest legendary period from before the city's founding in c. 753 BC, to Livy'...

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...eir aggrandisement in those parts. He returned answer, “that the people of Rome were wont to revenge themselves of their enemies by open ways, and wit... ... does better, he esteems him. And notably the cause of the laws and of the ancient government of a kingdom, has this always annexed to it, that even t... ...the honour and favour he had promised him, sent him bound hand and foot to Rome. Here one traitor betrayed another, contrary to common custom: for the... ...eeing that the daughter of Sejanus could not be put to death by the law of Rome, because she was a virgin, she was, to make it lawful, first ravished ... ..., and too much imprinted in my fancy that it is a beast of company, as the ancient said, but not of the herd.—[Plutarch, On the Plurality of Friends, ... ...last recom- mendation, afflict us. The sight of Caesar’s robe troubled all Rome, which was more than his death had done. Even the sound of names ringi... ...ent to youth, but a reproach to old age.” These verses are preached in the ancient school, a school that I much more adhere to than the modern: its vi... ...man’s foot. That good man, who, when I was young, gelded so many noble and ancient statues in his great city, that they might not corrupt the sight of... ...not corrupt the sight of the ladies, according to the advice of this other ancient worthy: “Flagitii principium est, nudare inter gives corpora,”...

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...e prize only eight times. The favourite poet with critics, in Greece as in Rome, was Menander; and if some of his rivals here and there surpassed him ... ...ly the Comic can fitly touch. Aristophanes would probably have crowned the ancient tree, with the consolatory observation to the haggard line of long-... ...Rabelais, one or two in Don Quixote, and the Sup- per in the Manner of the Ancients, in Peregrine Pickle, are of a similar cataract of laughter. But i...

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...med for my safety or if I should come back to you as worn and woeful as the “Ancient Mariner.” You will smile at my allusion, but I will disclose a s... ...en introduced which possessed much greater powers than Frankenstein 22 the ancient, because the powers of the latter were chimeri cal, while those ... ...ual tranquillity and gladness of soul which followed the relinquishing of my ancient and latterly tormenting studies. It was thus that I was to be tau... ...u have so greedily imbibed are a thousand years old and as musty as they are ancient? I little expected, in this en lightened and scientific age, to ... ...egyric upon modern chemistry, the terms of which I shall never forget: “The ancient teachers of this science,” said he, “promised impossibilities and... ... own heart. How different from the manly and heroical po etry of Greece and Rome! Frankenstein 47 Summer passed away in these occupations, and my re...

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...rm of property title in a multi-unit project, condominiums actually date back to ancient Rome, hence the Latin name. The owner of the condominium al... ...operty title in a multi-unit project, condominiums actually date back to ancient Rome, hence the Latin name. The owner of the condominium also owns ...

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...r of Russia, the emperor of Germany, the sultan of Turkey, and the pope at Rome : Queen Victoria, ex-President Cleveland, Rear-Admiral Dewey, Unit... ...ity; or when forming part of the name of a particular edifice : Church of Rome, Church of England, High Church; Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Fift... ...i &t nithde Aarhundrede; Geschiedenis &r Nederlandsche Taal. 38. Titles of ancient manuscripts (singular, MS; plural, MSS) : Codex Bezae, Vatican ... ...talics 23 Books of the Bible, both canonical and apocryphal, and titles of ancient manuscripts, should be set in roman type (see 27 and 38). 53. T... ...or "fundamental aspect of life;" Mommsen, Riimische Geschichte ("History of Rome"). 69. The particular word or words to which attention is directed... ...utwlsal Antiquities, p. 199. 1 G. L. Hendrickson "Origin and Meaning of the Ancient Characters of Style," Am. Jour. Phil. XXV (~gog), pp. 25c-75. 3... ...hr East, men murk have anticlpnted, M veq near, .n empim not unlike thst of Rome; for the couqu& of the West wdd have been no dlljblt matter to Alex... ...r his hand. The scces8es of Pyrrhus. rlth his .mall army, against the adult Rome of %he third century, fresh from her Samnite oonquesb, dm what woul...

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... of exclusionary conscience far predates these horrendous events. In the Bible, the ancient Hebrews are instructed to exterminate all Amalekites, m... ...Britain and Reagan in the USA. It would also cast some fundamental - and way more ancient - tenets of free-marketry in grave doubt. Markets are p... ...like the Batak). The Wikipedia numbers among the practitioners of cannibalism the ancient Chinese, the Korowai tribe of southeastern Papua, the Fo... ...m the Right to Life But is the Egg - Alive? This question is NOT equivalent to the ancient quandary of "when does life begin". Life crystallizes, a... ...s continuity of feudal practices. Both manual labour and trade were derided in the Ancient World. This derision was partially eroded during the Dar... ...pean Community (EC) incorporated a competition policy in articles 85 and 86 of the Rome Convention and in Regulation 17 of the Council of Ministers... ...requisite to such). But the fastest economic growth rates in history go to imperial Rome, Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, and post-Mao China. Final... ...iacal projects, deceit, paranoia, and self- directed aggression. The annals of both Rome and Britain teach us that, as democracy grows entrenched, e... ...itain teach us that, as democracy grows entrenched, empires disintegrate fitfully. Rome chose to keep its empire by sacrificing its republic. Brita...

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... of exclusionary conscience far predates these horrendous events. In the Bible, the ancient Hebrews are instructed to exterminate all Amalekites, m... ...Britain and Reagan in the USA. It would also cast some fundamental - and way more ancient - tenets of free-marketry in grave doubt. Markets are p... ...like the Batak). The Wikipedia numbers among the practitioners of cannibalism the ancient Chinese, the Korowai tribe of southeastern Papua, the Fo... ...m the Right to Life But is the Egg - Alive? This question is NOT equivalent to the ancient quandary of "when does life begin". Life crystallizes, a... ...s continuity of feudal practices. Both manual labour and trade were derided in the Ancient World. This derision was partially eroded during the Dar... ...pean Community (EC) incorporated a competition policy in articles 85 and 86 of the Rome Convention and in Regulation 17 of the Council of Ministers... ...requisite to such). But the fastest economic growth rates in history go to imperial Rome, Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, and post-Mao China. Final... ...iacal projects, deceit, paranoia, and self- directed aggression. The annals of both Rome and Britain teach us that, as democracy grows entrenched, e... ...itain teach us that, as democracy grows entrenched, empires disintegrate fitfully. Rome chose to keep its empire by sacrificing its republic. Brita...

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...rg and http://www.Turnitin.com Latin kidnapped the word "plagion" from ancient Greek and it ended up in English as "plagiarism". It literally mea... ...n - a rigidly formal affair. Even the latest "innovations" are nothing but ancient wine in sparkling new bottles. Consider the scrolling protocol. ... ...f the priestly classes. It flourished in non-theocratic societies such as Rome, or China - and languished where religion reigned (such as in Sumeria... .... Special emulators of older hardware and software must be used to decode ancient data files. And, to ameliorate the impact of inevitable natural di... ..., the Statute of Anne copyright made it illegal for any but members of the ancient Stationers' Guild to use a Gutenberg Press. Then, in 1909, the US ... ...e transforming ourselves into information (the modern version of what the ancients called the soul, the spirit)? Is the age of information our super...

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...assinated. This was followed by a million-workers strong demonstration in Rome's Circo Massimo against minor reforms in firing practices. But the... ...unity (EC) incorporated a competition policy in articles 85 and 86 of the Rome Convention and in Regulation 17 of the Council of Ministers, 1962. S... ...nachronistic as dinosaurs. Many preferred to see them as extinct as those ancient reptiles. An injection of private initiative acquired the status o...

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...alone would bear its buttons, and across one portion of the lower limbs an ancient seam had started; recalling an incident to them who had known him i... ...ve acceptable compliments from him monthly. His precise words, his regular ancient jokes, his pint of Madeira and after-pint of Port, his antique bow ... ...tleman was all right again. One would like here to pause, while our worthy ancient feeds, and indulge in a short essay on Habit, to show what a sacred... ... There—there goes my hat!’ With a vehement kick, Mr. Raikes despatched his ancient head-gear to the other end of the room, saying that he must have so... ...are that he did. The Countess spoke familiarly, but without any hint of an ancient acquaintance between them. ‘What a post her husband’s got!’ thought... ...I A YEAR LATER, THE COUNTESS DE SALDAR DE SANCORVO TO HER SISTER CAROLINE ‘ROME. ‘Let the post-mark be my reply to your letter received through the Co... ...elivered with the Consul’s compliments. We shall yet have an ambassador at Rome—mark your Louisa’s words. Yes, dearest! I am here, body and spirit! I ... ...never wash out the trade stain on him until he comes over to the Church of Rome. I adjure you, Caroline, to lay this clearly before our dear brother. ...

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.................. 307 CHAPTER II OF THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE ANCIENT STATE OF EUROPE, AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE................... ...of Hercules, that is, to sail out of the straits of Gibraltar, was, in the ancient world, long considered as a most wonderful and dangerous exploit of... ...erhaps, than both of them put together. It is remarkable, that neither the ancient Egyptians, nor the Indians, nor the Chinese, encouraged foreign com... ... which lies any considerable way north of the Euxine and Caspian seas, the ancient Scythia, the modern T artary and Siberia, seem, in all ages of the ... ...ons for this purpose. Iron was the common instrument of commerce among the ancient Spartans, copper among the ancient Romans, and gold and silver amon... ...tained in them. In the time of Servius T ullius, who first coined money at Rome, the Ro- man as or pondo contained a Roman pound of good copper. It wa... ...appears to have continued always the measure of value in that republic. At Rome all accounts appear to have been kept, and the value of all estates to... ... fore, was originally a silver coin, its value was estimated in copper. At Rome, one who owed a great deal of money was said to have a great deal of o... ...t Carneades the academic, and Diogenes the stoic, upon a solemn embassy to Rome; and though their city had then declined from its former grandeur, it ...

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...he limits, trying to get into business and trying to get out of debt, a very ancient slough, called by the Latins æs alienum, another’s brass, for som... ...ver too late to give up our prejudices. No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. What every body echoes or in silen... ... the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. The ancient philosophers, Chinese, Hindoo, Persian, and Greek, were a class t... ...ong as possible by wrapping them in cloths. I made a study 38 Walden of the ancient and indispensable art of bread making, consulting such authoritie... ...xpense of youthful days and costly hours, if you learn only some words of an ancient language, which are raised out of the trivialness Reading 63 of ... ...nguage of literature. They had not learned the nobler dialects of Greece and Rome, but the very materials on which they were written were waste paper ... ...er days which some of my contemporaries devoted to the fine arts in Boston or Rome, and others to contemplation in India, and others to trade in London... ...usic may be intoxicating. Such apparently slight causes destroyed Greece and Rome, and will destroy England and America. Of all ebriosity, who does no... ...eing the last of an illustrious line; and in Boston and London and Paris and Rome, thinking of its long descent, it speaks of its progress in art and ...

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...as much disposed toward conversation. She told him that they were going to Rome for the winter—she and her mother and Randolph. She asked him if he wa... ... go this week, if we can get Randolph.” “Your brother is not interested in ancient monuments?” Winterbourne inquired, smiling. “He says he don’t care ... ... would stop “teasing” him if he would promise her solemnly to come down to Rome in the winter. “That’s not a difficult promise to make,” said Winter- ... ... promise to make,” said Winter- bourne. “My aunt has taken an apartment in Rome for the winter and has already asked me to come and see her.” “I don’t... ...who had returned to Geneva the day after his excursion to Chillon, went to Rome toward the end of January. His aunt had been established there for sev... ...the 23rd.” In the natural course of events, Winterbourne, on ar- riving in Rome, would presently have ascertained Mrs. Miller’s address at the America...

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... is shrouded in darkness to a degree that would make you ruin your eyes in ancient books; but it was certainly something of great importance. Neverthe... ...ere occurred great quarrels in Christendom because there were two popes at Rome, each one pretending to be legitimately elected, which caused great an... ...o you like music? We will play together. Let us sing the lay of some sweet ancient bard. Eh? What do you say? Come to my organ; come along. As you lov... ...hether true or false, have no right of murder, as was formerly the case at Rome, owing to a heathen and abominable law, which ill became that Christia... ...ose authority has more than once been invoked in these narratives, certain ancient sages had led before him. At last, Vieux par-Chemins reached the ag... ...MS WHEN THE POPE left his good town of Avignon to take up his residence in Rome, certain pilgrims were thrown out who had set out for this country, an... ..., and would have to pass the high Alps, in order to gain this said town of Rome, where they were going to seek the /remittimus/ of various sins. Then ... ...penitence through the pope not being in Avignon. Of these three roamers to Rome, one had come from the city of Paris, the other from Ger- many, and th... ...vacant post of lieutenant of the Ile de France and provost of Paris to his ancient ambassador, giving him the title of Viscount of Beaumont, which est...

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...ned by the Institut at the time of the re-establishment of the Academie de Rome; he was M. Sylvain Pons, in fact—M. Sylvain Pons, whose name appears o... ...ost defies the ambitious modern scientific investigator. In the second—the ancient Egyptians (we are told) invented incu- bator-stoves for hatching eg... ...isible sun called Vocation. To resume. The Government sent Sylvain Pons to Rome to make a great musician of himself; and in Rome Sylvain Pons acquired... ...ent in the course of a three-years’ travel in Italy after the residence in Rome came to an end. He had seen Venice, Milan, Flo- rence, Bologna, and Na... ...e, and the patience of a Jew. This system, carried out for forty years, in Rome or Paris alike, had borne its fruits. Since Pons returned from Italy, ... ....—”And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!—attention!” she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak. Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several se... ...ainst one another. And for pictures there are but three marts in the world—Rome, London, and Paris. 113 Balzac Elie Magus lived in the Chausee des Mi... ...n over a pair of angular knees encased in threadbare felt. The robe was an ancient printed cotton garment, lined with wadding which took the liberty o... ...had sifted the events of his past life. It has been the wont of sculptors, ancient and modern, to set a tutelary genius with a lighted torch upon eith...

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...who had left the western world when the century was fresh, to study in the ancient schools. It was essential to my hypothesis that this amiable man sh... ...o my purpose. it was delicious—just such an air as must have trembled with Romeo’s vows when he stood among the flowers and raised his arms to his mis... ...reasures of information about Venice into her ears, described Florence and Rome, dis- coursed to her on the charms and advantages of travel. 53 Henry...

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...round character. As he stood there, doing his me- thodical penmanship, his ancient scribelike figure intent upon 23 Charles Dickens the work, and the... ...worked out its destruction, Mr Boffin next appeared in a cab with Rollin’s Ancient History, which valuable work being found to possess lethargic prope... ...s knees peevishly, ‘one of my objec- tions to it is, that it don’t move.’ ‘Rome, brother,’ returned Wegg: ‘a city which (it may not be generally known...

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...te a letter to the dean, who at that moment was in Florence, on his way to Rome, from whence he was going on to the Holy Land. There came back a lette... ... strength would not give them. At the further end of the room there was an ancient piece of furniture, which was always called ‘papa’s secretary’, at ... ...myself. I think the world would be very much the poorer. I am very fond of ancient masters, though I do not suppose that I understand them.’ ‘They are... ...en the fami- lies. Since those days that T oogood had been gathered to the ancient Toogoods of old, and the son reigned on the family throne in Raymon... ...down into the very dust by misfortune. And I will beseech him, for what of ancient feeling of family he may bear to you, to listen to me for a while. ... ...dying note of a dirge—they would all know that Mr Harding was visiting his ancient friend. When the dean and Mrs Arabin had first talked of going abro... ...e been pleased had he heard that Mrs Arabin had retreated from Florence to Rome. Had such been the case, he would have folded his cloak around him, an... ...ing up, and think- 700 The Last Chronicle of Barset ing of the journey to Rome. But there was no journey to Rome before him. Mrs Arabin was almost in... ...nterest me much. I have no ambition to climb Mont Blanc or the Matterhorn; Rome makes my mouth water but little, nor even Athens much. I can realise w...

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...y readers. The Framley property belonged to her son; but as Lufton Park—an ancient ramshackle place in another county—had heretofore been the family r... ...d said, and there would be some hope of reform, some chance that England’s ancient glory would not be allowed in these perilous times to go headlong i... ...se of much more pretension than Framley Court. Indeed, if one looks at the ancient marks about it, rather than at those of the present day, it is a pl... ... older than that? We all say that she makes herself out to be so much more ancient than she need do. ’ ‘Lady Lufton does not dress young. ’ ‘That is i... ... of that sort; so you will find yourself quite at home. ’ ‘We are going to Rome, ’ said Griselda majestically. ‘I suppose Mr Tickler will come to the ...