Selected WritingsCarcanet, 1984 - 294 pages |
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... army . When this world of an Army was throughly furnished , he caused all the Nations of which it was compounded to make their Rendezvous and repair at Sardis in Lydia . And when he had assembled to the number of seventeen hundred ...
... army . When this world of an Army was throughly furnished , he caused all the Nations of which it was compounded to make their Rendezvous and repair at Sardis in Lydia . And when he had assembled to the number of seventeen hundred ...
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... Army he led : putting them in mind of the great conquests and victories of their Ancestors ; against how many Nations they had prevailed ; and over how many Princes , their Enemies , they had triumphed . As for this Army commanded by ...
... Army he led : putting them in mind of the great conquests and victories of their Ancestors ; against how many Nations they had prevailed ; and over how many Princes , their Enemies , they had triumphed . As for this Army commanded by ...
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... Army , by some unprosperous beginnings doubt the success ; or find his Army fearful or wavering ; it is more profitable to steal a safe retreat , than to abide the uncertain event of battle . It was two days after , ere Hannibal could ...
... Army , by some unprosperous beginnings doubt the success ; or find his Army fearful or wavering ; it is more profitable to steal a safe retreat , than to abide the uncertain event of battle . It was two days after , ere Hannibal could ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Metrical translations from the History of | 21 |
A farewell to false Love | 27 |
Copyright | |
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