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9 Avoid ablative absolute accus accusative adjective adverb Aetius agreement aliquem and³ apud atque autem auxiliary verb Baiae barbarism centena millia character Cicero clause dative deponent verb Distinguish elegant variation Elephantus ellipsis enemy enim erat Etruria Express in Latin favour followed by quod followed by sed followed by sive fresh sentence friends genitive gerundive Give glory governed habere haec He² Heres ex honour horse igitur implies Introduce this sentence introduced by Equidem introduced by Etenim kind king labour magistratus mihi mind mirandum mirum nature Nec sane Nouns oratio obliqua participle periphrasis peritus person philosopher phrase posco potest praise preposition pres principal verb pronoun Pythagoras quae quaero quàm Quamobrem quamvis Quare quid quidem Quinetiam quippe Quoties quum relative rendered Roman sed etiam sense sentence may commence sesterces sestertius singular soldiers subjunctive substantive suit the Latin suitable particle things tibi verb meaning word
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Trang lxxii - It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France, then the Dauphiness, at Versailles ; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in, — glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy.
Trang lxxii - Little did I dream, when she added titles of veneration to those of enthusiastic, distant, respectful love, that she should ever be obliged to carry the sharp antidote against disgrace concealed in that bosom...
Trang c - Pain comes into a heart he is quickly followed by Pleasure ; and if Pleasure enters, you may be sure Pain is not far off.
Trang lxxxv - ... the highest esteem among men, is the natural passion which the mind of man has for glory ; which, though it may be faulty in the excess of it, ought by no means to be discouraged. Perhaps some moralists are too severe in beating down this principle, which seems to be a spring implanted by nature to give motion to all the latent powers of the soul, and is always observed to exert itself with the greatest force in the most generous dispositions.
Trang xcvii - In this wood I stayed all day, without meat or drink ; and by great good fortune it rained all the time, which hindered them, as I believe, from coming into the wood to search for men that might be fled thither. And one thing is remarkable enough, that those with whom I have since spoken, of them that joined with the horse upon the heath, did say, that it rained little or nothing with them all the day, but only in the wood where I was — this contributing to my safety.
Trang cii - Parliament should guide and defend the kingdom by their own power and resolutions, and not accustom the people any longer to expect safety and government from an obstinate man, whose heart God had hardened...
Trang c - Pleasure and Pain were no sooner met in their new habitation, but they immediately agreed upon this point, that Pleasure should take possession of the virtuous, and Pain of the vicious part of that species which was given up to them. But upon examining to which of them any individual they met with belonged, they found each of them had a right to him ; for that, contrary...
Trang lxxxiv - The state of a mind oppressed with a sudden calamity," said Imlac, "is like that of the fabulous inhabitants of the new-created earth, who, when the first night came upon them, supposed that day would never return. When the clouds of sorrow gather over us, we see nothing beyond them, nor can imagine how they will be dispelled : yet a new day succeeded to the night, and sorrow is never long without a dawn of ease. But they...
Trang lxvii - American citizens, the mingled blood which they have shed in defence of their sacred rights, consecrate their union, and excite horror at the idea of their becoming aliens, rivals, enemies. And if novelties are to be shunned, believe me, the most alarming of all novelties, the most wild of all projects, the most rash of all attempts, is that of rending us in pieces, in order to preserve our liberties, and promote our happiness.
Trang xcix - Greek infantry, as soon as the attempt to surprise had failed. But the action seems to have been decided by an accident ; for one of Pyrrhus' elephants was wounded, and running wild among its own men threw them into disorder ; nor could they offer a long resistance, being almost exhausted with the fatigue of their night-march.