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Page 438
'We come now to the third Act. Sempronius, in this Act, comes into the governor's
hall, with the leaders of the mutiny; but as soon as Cato is gone, Sempronius,
who but just before had acted like an unparalleled knave, discovers himself, like
an ...
'We come now to the third Act. Sempronius, in this Act, comes into the governor's
hall, with the leaders of the mutiny; but as soon as Cato is gone, Sempronius,
who but just before had acted like an unparalleled knave, discovers himself, like
an ...
Page 440
Syphax puts 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
doors ...
Syphax puts 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
doors ...
Page 442
I thought at present, that Juba's guards had been Sempronius's tools, and had
now been dangling after his heels. 'But now let us sum up all these absurdities
together. Sempronius goes at noon-day in Juba's clothes, and with Juba's guards
, ...
I thought at present, that Juba's guards had been Sempronius's tools, and had
now been dangling after his heels. 'But now let us sum up all these absurdities
together. Sempronius goes at noon-day in Juba's clothes, and with Juba's guards
, ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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