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Page 396
... Sempronius : ts Syph . But is it true , Sempronius , that your " fenate " Is call'd together ? Gods ! thou must be << cautious , « Cato has piercing eyes . << There " There is a great deal of caution shewn in- 396 ADD IS O N.
... Sempronius : ts Syph . But is it true , Sempronius , that your " fenate " Is call'd together ? Gods ! thou must be << cautious , « Cato has piercing eyes . << There " There is a great deal of caution shewn in- 396 ADD IS O N.
Page 398
... Sempronius , in the fecond Act , comes " back once more in the fame morning to " the governor's hall , to carry on the con- fpiracy with Syphax against the governor , " his country , and his family ; which is fo 66 66 ftupid , that it ...
... Sempronius , in the fecond Act , comes " back once more in the fame morning to " the governor's hall , to carry on the con- fpiracy with Syphax against the governor , " his country , and his family ; which is fo 66 66 ftupid , that it ...
Page 400
... Sempronius , " Here , take thefe factious monsters , drag " them forth To fudden death- and from the entrance of the guards upon " the word of command , that those guards - " were within ear - fhot ? Behold Sempronius " then 7 . " then ...
... Sempronius , " Here , take thefe factious monsters , drag " them forth To fudden death- and from the entrance of the guards upon " the word of command , that those guards - " were within ear - fhot ? Behold Sempronius " then 7 . " then ...
Page 401
... Sempronius ; though where " he had his intelligence fo foon is difficult " to imagine . And now the reader may ex- " pect a very extraordinary scene : there is " not abundance of spirit indeed , nor a great " deal of paffion , but there ...
... Sempronius ; though where " he had his intelligence fo foon is difficult " to imagine . And now the reader may ex- " pect a very extraordinary scene : there is " not abundance of spirit indeed , nor a great " deal of paffion , but there ...
Page 403
... Sempronius out of pain immediately ; and , being a Numidian , abounding in wiles , supplies him with a stratagem for admif- ❝fion , that , I believe , is a non - pareille : 66 66 " 6 " Syph . Thou shalt have Juba's dress , and Ju ...
... Sempronius out of pain immediately ; and , being a Numidian , abounding in wiles , supplies him with a stratagem for admif- ❝fion , that , I believe , is a non - pareille : 66 66 " 6 " Syph . Thou shalt have Juba's dress , and Ju ...
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