The Letters of Pliny the Younger: With Observations on Each Letter ; and an Essay on Pliny's Life, Addressed to Charles Lord Boyle, Volume 2J. Bettenham, 1751 |
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... purpose . The perfons fo appointed were called decemviri ftlitibus ju- dicandis , as has been mentioned in the obfervations on the laft epiftle of the fifth book . The word litibus fignifics fuper lites . This office was one of the ...
... purpose . The perfons fo appointed were called decemviri ftlitibus ju- dicandis , as has been mentioned in the obfervations on the laft epiftle of the fifth book . The word litibus fignifics fuper lites . This office was one of the ...
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... purposes , he ordered councils to be held every fix " months , where he might difcufs the affairs , that were to be produced in the open fenate . " In this epistle , the confilium feems to fignify , a council convened toge- ther , and ...
... purposes , he ordered councils to be held every fix " months , where he might difcufs the affairs , that were to be produced in the open fenate . " In this epistle , the confilium feems to fignify , a council convened toge- ther , and ...
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... purpose ) at my ftudies . I bathed ; went to fupper ; and had a very imperfect and reftlefs fleep . We had for fe- veral preceding days together felt an earthquake , which being common in Campania , did not much alarm us ; but the ...
... purpose ) at my ftudies . I bathed ; went to fupper ; and had a very imperfect and reftlefs fleep . We had for fe- veral preceding days together felt an earthquake , which being common in Campania , did not much alarm us ; but the ...
Page 54
... purpose to fee him , finding my mother , and me , fitting thus together , and taking notice , that I was reading , reproved the patience of her temper , and the indif- ference of mine . However , I ftill continued in- tent upon my book ...
... purpose to fee him , finding my mother , and me , fitting thus together , and taking notice , that I was reading , reproved the patience of her temper , and the indif- ference of mine . However , I ftill continued in- tent upon my book ...
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... purpose ; for I am fufpicious , that the fame ac- cident , I know not what to call it , may have hap- pened to ROBUSTUS , that fome time fince befel my countryman METILIUS CRISPUS . I had obtained for him a military employment ; and ...
... purpose ; for I am fufpicious , that the fame ac- cident , I know not what to call it , may have hap- pened to ROBUSTUS , that fome time fince befel my countryman METILIUS CRISPUS . I had obtained for him a military employment ; and ...
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abfolutely accufation Adieu againſt alfo appear becauſe Bithynia CALPURNIA Campania caufe cauſe circumftance confequence confuls CORELLIA cuftom DECEBALUS defirous difpofition DOMITIAN emperor encreaſed epiftle eſtabliſhed expreffion FABATUS faid fame favour fays fecond feems fefterces fenate fend fent fentence feveral fhall fhews fhould fide fignifies fince firft firſt fituation flaves fome fometimes foon fpeak friends friendſhip ftate ftill ftudies fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe greateſt hath himſelf honour houſe inftance itſelf judgement Juliopolis JULIUS laft leaft lefs letter MACRINUS manner mentioned moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary NERVA Nicomedia OBSERVATION occafion opinion paffage particular perfons pleaſed pleaſure PLINY the elder PLINY to TRAJAN PLINY'S epiftles poffible Pontus prefent proconful province puniſhment purpoſe quod reafon rehearſals reign Roman Rome Sarmatia ſeveral ſtate SUETONIUS TACITUS thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion TRAJAN to PLINY TRAJAN'S Anfwer uſe utmoſt VARENUS whofe