This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...vanity, regarding all ways as Wrong but his own, and thinking all men who would not walk as he prescribed wicked as well as mistaken--the rest of the aristocracy scuflling for the plunder of Egypt, or engaged in other enterprises not more creditable-the streets given over to the factions the elections ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...vanity, regarding all ways as Wrong but his own, and thinking all men who would not walk as he prescribed wicked as well as mistaken--the rest of the aristocracy scuflling for the plunder of Egypt, or engaged in other enterprises not more creditable-the streets given over to the factions the elections the alternate prize of bribery or violence, and consulates and praetorships falling to men more than half of whom, if Cicero can be but moderately believed, deserved to be crucified. Cicero's main affection was for Titus Annius Milo, to whom be clung as a woman will cling to a man whose Ad Quintum Frntram, ii. 3. strength she hopes will support her weakness. Milo, at least, would revenge his wrongs upon Clodius. Clodius, Cicero said even in the Senate, was Milo's predestined victim Titus Annius knew how an armed citizen who burnt temples and honest merfs houses ought to be dealt with. Titus Annius was born to extinguish that pest of the Commonwealth.2 Still smarting over his exile, Cicero went one day with Milo and his gladiators to the Capitol when Clodius was absent, and carried off the brass tablet on which the decree of his exile had been engraved. It was some solace to his poor vanity to destroy the record of his misfortune. But it was in vain. All was going wrong. Caesar's growing glories came thick to trouble his peace. He, after all, then, was not to be the greatest man in Rome. How would these splendid successes affect parties? How would they affect Pompey? How would they affect the Senate? What should he do himself? The Senate distrusted him; the people distrusted him. In his perplexity he tried to rouse the aristocracy to a sense of their danger, and hinted that his was the name which yet might save them....
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Very Good. No Jacket. -Boards worn and marked w/ edges rubbed-Corners bumped and a little crushed-Spine heavily faded and worn w/ lettering chipped and spine ends bumped-Edges of text block tanned-Page margins toned w/ some very minor and light pencil marginalia-Book ow/ solid, clean and tight-xvi/568 pages. 8vo. No dustwrapper.
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