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" It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol was founded by one of the Roman kings, the god Terminus (who presided over boundaries, and was represented, according to the fashion of that age, by a large stone) alone, among all the inferior deities,... "
Numa Pompilius: Second King of Rome - Page 219
by Florian - 1850 - 279 pages
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 472 pages
...Academic des Inscriptions, tom. xxi. p. 55. 21 Dion Cassius, 1. Ixviii. And the Abbreviators. CHAP. Terminus (who presided over boundaries, and was represented according to the fashion of that age by a large aionej among all the inferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself. A favourable...
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The Elements of English Composition: Serving as a Sequel to the Study of Grammar

David Irving - English language - 1821 - 336 pages
...thntwhen the capital was founded by i «•• of the Roman Lings, the godTcnninus(who presided ever boundaries, and was represented according to the fashion...large stone) alone, among all the inferior deities, refined to yield his place to Jupiter himself.— Gibkon's Hist. <f the Raman Empirt. The descriptien...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1826 - 468 pages
...imposed it. !^'«иЛс'.№У It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol was foundtor HO- ed by one of the Roman kings, the god Terminus (who presided...over boundaries, and was represented according to the fashions of that age by a large stone) alone, among all the inferior deities, refused to yield his...
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The Elements of English Composition

David Irving - English language - 1836 - 432 pages
...employed. The subsequent quotations will further illustrate the disagreeable effect of parentheses. It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol...refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself.— Gibbon's Hist, of the Roman Empire. The description Ovid gives of his situation, in that first period...
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Rudiments of English composition. [With] Key

Alexander Reid - 1839 - 154 pages
...which derogates from that esteem which men are generally disposed to yield to exemplary virtues. 5. It was an ancient tradition, that when the capitol...deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself. IV. Correct such errors, in the following passages, as arise from extending the sentences beyond what...
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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - 1840 - 564 pages
...an ancient tradition, that when successor "На- the Capitol was founded by one of the Ama. Iloman kings, the god Terminus (who presided over boundaries,...fashion of that age by a large stone) alone, among- alJ the inferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself. A favourable inference was...
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The Elements of English Composition

David Irving - English language - 1841 - 448 pages
...employed. The subsequent quotations will further illustrate the disagreeable effect of parentheses. It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol...inferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself.—Gibbon's Hist, of the Roman Empire. The description Ovid gives of his situation, in that...
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Rudiments of English composition. [With] Key

Alexander Reid - 1843 - 122 pages
...Terminus alone, of all the inferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself. This deity presided over boundaries, and was represented, according to the fashion of that age, by a large stone. IV. 1. Religious instruction could never be appointed to give such empty, insignificant delight as...
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Elements of Rhetoric and Literary Criticism: With Copious Practical ...

James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...incidents of life which could not be foreseen), and sometimes to the wisest and best concerted plans. 2. It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol...of that age, by a large stone) alone, among all the mferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself. CHAPTER XVIII. OF STRENGTH. Q. What...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1850 - 664 pages
...the unaccustomed yoke, when they were no longer restrained by the powerful hand which had imposed it. It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol...the inferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupitei Himself. A favorable inference was drawn from his obstinacy, which was interpreted by the augurs...
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