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... Sicily , was far from being happy , though he possessed great riches , and all the pleasures which wealth and power could procure . Damocles , one of his flatterers , deceived by these specious appearances of hap piness , took occasion ...
... Sicily , was far from being happy , though he possessed great riches , and all the pleasures which wealth and power could procure . Damocles , one of his flatterers , deceived by these specious appearances of hap piness , took occasion ...
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... Sicily , but its motion was per- ceived in Germany , France , and England . It extended to a circumference of two thousand six hundred leagues ; chiefly affecting the sea coasts , and great rivers ; more perceivable also upon the ...
... Sicily , but its motion was per- ceived in Germany , France , and England . It extended to a circumference of two thousand six hundred leagues ; chiefly affecting the sea coasts , and great rivers ; more perceivable also upon the ...
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... Sicily , perished in the ruins . Catanea , to which city the describer was travelling , seemed the principal scene of ruin ; its place only was to be found ; and not a footstep of its former magnificence was to be seen remaining ...
... Sicily , perished in the ruins . Catanea , to which city the describer was travelling , seemed the principal scene of ruin ; its place only was to be found ; and not a footstep of its former magnificence was to be seen remaining ...
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... Sicily . 3 If that sentence is passed upon him which his crimes de- serve , your authority , fathers , will be venerable and sacred in the eyes of the public ; but if his great riches should bias you in his favour , I shall still gain ...
... Sicily . 3 If that sentence is passed upon him which his crimes de- serve , your authority , fathers , will be venerable and sacred in the eyes of the public ; but if his great riches should bias you in his favour , I shall still gain ...
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... Sicily for these three And his decisions have broken all law , all prece- years . dent , all right . The sums he has , by arbitrary taxes and unheard of impositions , extorted from the industrious poor , are not to be computed . 8 The ...
... Sicily for these three And his decisions have broken all law , all prece- years . dent , all right . The sums he has , by arbitrary taxes and unheard of impositions , extorted from the industrious poor , are not to be computed . 8 The ...
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