Specimens of Roman Literature: Passages Illustrative of Roman Thought and Style

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Charles Thomas Cruttwell, Peake Banton
Griffin, 1879 - 665 pagine
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Sommario

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υστερότειναν πίμπι παραβάσιν Ερινύν
45
The Practice of Translation from Greek Models
50
89
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Vitae Philosophia dux
60
The Sensible Impression the Criterion of Truth
66
F THE ROMAN CULT
70
cised
71
Value of a Knowledge of Geometry
72
A Man who from Pride makes Degrees among
73
The Romans did not allow the heaviest Misfor
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An Analysis of the Emotions founded on
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Gesture should be accommodated to the Nature
82
Justice to be practised for its own Sake
86
Qualities which distinguish the True Patriot Cic
92
the Supporters
94
Charity begins at Home
98
Character of Julius Caesar
116
The Duty of the Conservative Statesman
120
The Attractions of Power rarely despised except
126
Influence of a Maritime Position in determining
132
Characteristics of the Three Representative Styles
135
Sumptuary Laws at Rome
139
A Gentleman of the Old School complains that
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Quint
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P Precocity not to be encouraged
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k The Existing Universe the Result of a
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Amid the Variety of Conflicting Views as
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Grammatical Theory based on
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The Motions of the Five Planets
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Virg
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Cic
176
A Short Description of Asia
177
A Short Description of Africa
179
Period III A D 14180
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Relative Measurements of the Quarters of
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The Causes of Meteors explained
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Aul Gell
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There are eight Main Quarters from which
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An Explanation of the Superior Hardness
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Some Particulars as to the Geographical Distri
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Vitruv
226
Plin N H
228
Owing to the Struggle for Existence Species tend
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Aul Gell
234
The Marvellous Variety of Animal Life
235
Arguments for a Scientific Method in Medicine
240
Quint
246
Plin N H
252
Music
258
First Introduction of the Drama into Rome
260
Roscius the great Comic Actor
266
Varro
267
e The Power of arousing the Emotions
272
Mistaken Notions of
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Cic
282
Suet
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ad Herenn
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Cic
305
A List of Roman Satirists
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the Grammarian at first styled
355
Influence of the Popular Writer on Custom Varr
356
On some of the Peculiarities of the Language
363
Instances of Unusual Inflection in Varro
369
The Use of Rare Words in Discourse a Sign
375
A Ladys Toilette
381
A Brown Study
382
Scene at the Funeral of Chrysis
388
Romulus and Remus
394
Directions for making a Duckpond
400
The Sword of Damocles
406
Defeat of Curio at the River Bagradas
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92
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Cic
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Lucr
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B MORAL PHILOSOPHY
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Mine Hostess
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Narcissus and Echo
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Livys respect for Ancestral Belief
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132
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Medea leaves her Home
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A Storm in the Night
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A Pilfering Glutton
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An Illbred Host
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The Tortures of a Guilty Conscience
492
Character of Galba
498
Personal Characteristics of Caligula
504
An Apology for Absence from the Theatre Apul
510
The Story of Polycrates Ring
517
Catilines Guilt
528
1 The Influence of Augury
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Cicero bewails Hortensius
534
Laberius resents an Indignity put upon him
540
Juno inveighs against the Trojans
546
Virg
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Val
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A Passionate Declaration
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Animal Life should be sacred
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The Dictator Fabius tells his Troops that their
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The Fruits of Civil War
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Ode to Bacchus
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A Passionate Outpouring of Grief
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Seneca anticipating Neros Displeasure implores
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The Affection between Fronto and his Royal
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Fronto compliments Aurelius Verus on his Gene
600
The Way about Town
607
Slaves Banter
613
Nausistrata discovers that her Husband
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Stat
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Cic
622
Sample of the Conversation at a Rich Parvenus
635
Magic is connected with Daemonic Agency
642
A PotValiant Hero
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Vitruv
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Sal Bass
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Death not an Evil
657
Ovid and his Contemporaries
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413
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Liv
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Pagina 489 - Adfirmabant autem hanc fuisse summam vel culpae suae vel erroris, quod essent soliti stato die ante lucem convenire carmenque Christo quasi deo dicere secum invicem seque sacramento non in scelus aliquod obstringere, sed ne furta, ne latrocinia, ne adulteria committerent, ne fidem fallerent, ne depositum appellati abnegarent.
Pagina 430 - Non sic, aggeribus ruptis quum spumeus amnis Exiit oppositasque evicit gurgite moles, Fertur in arva furens cumulo, camposque per omnes Cum stabulis armenta trahit.
Pagina 174 - Namque canebat, uti magnum per inane coacta semina terrarumque animaeque marisque fuissent et liquidi simul ignis; ut his exordia primis omnia et ipse tener mundi concreverit orbis...
Pagina 423 - Comata silva: nam Cytorio in iugo Loquente saepe sibilum edidit coma. Amastri Pontica et Cytore buxifer, Tibi haec fuisse et esse cognitissima Ait phaselus...
Pagina 345 - Aura feret geminusque Pollux. XXX. EXEOI monumentum aere perennius Regalique situ pyramidum altius, Quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens Possit diruere aut innumerabilis Annorum series et fuga temporum. Non omnis moriar, multaque pars mei Vitabit Libitinam : usque ego postera Crescam laude recens dum Capitolium Scandet cum tacita virgine pontifex.
Pagina 439 - ... non domus ulla fores habuit ; non fixus in agris, qui regeret certis finibus arva, lapis. ipsae mella dabant quercus, ultroque ferebant obvia securis ubera lactis oves. non acies, non ira fuit, non bella, nee ensem immiti saevus duxerat arte faber.
Pagina 340 - ... agedum, pauca accipe contra. primum ego me illorum dederim quibus esse poetas excerpam numero: neque enim concludere versum 40 dixeris esse satis; neque si qui scribat uti nos sermoni propiora, putes hunc esse poetam, ingenium cui sit, cui mens divinior atque os magna sonaturum, des nominis huius honorem.
Pagina 498 - Galba, tribus et septuaginta annis quinque principes prospera fortuna emensus, et alieno imperio felicior quam suo. vetus in familia nobilitas, magnae opes: ipsi medium ingenium, magis extra vitia quam cum virtutibus. famae nec incuriosus nec venditator. pecuniae alienae non adpetens, suae parcus, publicae avarus. amicorum libertorumque, ubi in bonos incidisset, sine reprehensione patiens, si mali forent, usque ad culpam ignarus.
Pagina 428 - Terra tremit : fugere ferae, et mortalia corda Per gentes humilis stravit pavor : ille flagranti Aut Atho, aut Rhodopen, aut alta Ceraunia telo Deicit : ingeminant Austri, et densissimus imber : Nunc nemora ingenti vento, nunc litora plangunt.
Pagina 428 - Non alios prima crescentis origine mundi Illuxisse dies, aliumve habuisse tenorem Crediderim : ver illud erat ; ver magnus agebat Orbis, et hibernis parcebant flatibus Euri : Cum primae lucem pecudes hausere, virumque 340 Terrea progenies duris caput extulit arvis, Immissaeque ferae silvis, et sidera caelo.

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