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Page 439
... Sempronius ; though where he had his intel- ligence so soon is difficult to imagine . And now the reader may expect a very extraordinary scene : there is not abundance of spirit indeed , nor a great deal of passion , but there is wisdom ...
... Sempronius ; though where he had his intel- ligence so soon is difficult to imagine . And now the reader may expect a very extraordinary scene : there is not abundance of spirit indeed , nor a great deal of passion , but there is wisdom ...
Page 440
... Sempronius out of pain immediately ; and , being a Numi- dian , abounding in wiles , supplies him with a stratagem for admission , that , I believe , is a non - pareille : " Syph . Thou shalt have Juba's dress , and Juba's guards : The ...
... Sempronius out of pain immediately ; and , being a Numi- dian , abounding in wiles , supplies him with a stratagem for admission , that , I believe , is a non - pareille : " Syph . Thou shalt have Juba's dress , and Juba's guards : The ...
Page 443
... Sempronius was killed , we find none of those appear , who were the likeliest in the world to be alarmed ; and the noise of swords is made to draw only two poor women thither , who were most certain to run away from it . Upon Lucia and ...
... Sempronius was killed , we find none of those appear , who were the likeliest in the world to be alarmed ; and the noise of swords is made to draw only two poor women thither , who were most certain to run away from it . Upon Lucia and ...
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