Antonina; Or The Fall of RomeSmith, Elder and Company, 1861 - 420 páginas |
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Alaric Alexandria already Antonina appeared approached Aquileia arms banquet Basilica of St beauty beheld beneath Carrio child Christian Church companions corpse couch countenance cried darkness dead death deserted despair door earth emotions expression eyes face faculties famine farm-house fatal father Fcap fear fierce Fritigern garden gates gaze girl girl's gloomy Goisvintha Gothic Gothic lines Goths hand heard heart Hermanric hope hour idols instant labour light lips listened living looked lute Macrinus mind mournful moved mysterious never night numbers Numerian once onward Pagan palace passed patrician paused Pincian Pincian Hill portico priests Ravenna remained remember repose Roman Rome rose round scene seemed senator Serapis side silence slaves slowly solitary sound spoke Stilicho stood strange street suburbs suddenly suffered temple tent thought Tiber tion tones trembling triumph turned Ulpius uncon vellum Vetranio voice walls warrior watched words worship young
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Página 387 - For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear: 16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away...
Página 388 - Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth : therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty : For he maketh sore, and bindeth up : he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
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Página 118 - ... apartment which he had ventured so treacherously to invade. The fumes of the wine he had imbibed at the banquet, had been so thoroughly resuscitated by the oppressive atmosphere of the subterranean retreat he had just quitted, as to have left him nothing of his more refined nature. All that was honourable or intellectual in his character had now completely ceded to all that was base and animal.
Página 176 - His head was turned toward the door of the tent. He seemed to be listening for some expected sound. It was evident that he had not heard her question. She followed the direction of his eyes. The sight of the great city, half brightened, half darkened, as its myriad buildings reflected the light of the sun, or retained the shadows of the clouds, brought back to her remembrance her last night's petition for her father's safety. She laid her hand upon her companion's arm to awaken his attention, and...
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