The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volumul 5Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1809 |
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... soldier . He marched at the head of his troops , directed their movements , pre- sided over their labours , and shared in all their danger and fatigue . It was in the course of these expeditions against the barbarians , on the borders ...
... soldier . He marched at the head of his troops , directed their movements , pre- sided over their labours , and shared in all their danger and fatigue . It was in the course of these expeditions against the barbarians , on the borders ...
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... soldiers the lands which he had promised them , as a recompence of their services . He plundered the inha- bitants of the finest parts of Italy , and drove a prodi- gious number of innocent families from their dwellings , in order to ...
... soldiers the lands which he had promised them , as a recompence of their services . He plundered the inha- bitants of the finest parts of Italy , and drove a prodi- gious number of innocent families from their dwellings , in order to ...
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... soldiers , whom he pardoned , would have done honour to his character , if his former cruelties had not made it to be attributed to policy . Octavius after- wards advanced towards Alexandria , took it , and par- doned the inhabitants ...
... soldiers , whom he pardoned , would have done honour to his character , if his former cruelties had not made it to be attributed to policy . Octavius after- wards advanced towards Alexandria , took it , and par- doned the inhabitants ...
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... soldiers , with many other ministers : Commodus , however , continued to signalize himself by crimes and infamies too revolting to detail . He had him- self called Hercules , the son of Jupiter . He used to run about the streets of Rome ...
... soldiers , with many other ministers : Commodus , however , continued to signalize himself by crimes and infamies too revolting to detail . He had him- self called Hercules , the son of Jupiter . He used to run about the streets of Rome ...
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... soldiers , and endea- voured to recal them to their duty . The legions offered him the empire , which the prince refused ; threatening , at the same time , to deprive himself of sight , by his sword , if they persisted . To repel the ...
... soldiers , and endea- voured to recal them to their duty . The legions offered him the empire , which the prince refused ; threatening , at the same time , to deprive himself of sight , by his sword , if they persisted . To repel the ...
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admirably afterwards Ananias ANNE DE MONTMORENCY Antiochus Antisthenes Antony apostles appears Arlotto arms army artist ASTOR LIB ASTOR LIBRARY Athenians Athens attitude Augustus back ground battle born Brutus Cæsar Caracci Caravaggio CARTONS OF RAPHAEL celebrated character Christ Cleopatra colouring command Commodus composition consul Corneille death defeated dignity disciples divine draperies Elymas empire enemies Engraved by George expression father gave genius Germanicus glory GREECE Guerchino Hannibal head honour Hood & Sharpe Italy Jerom Jesus king Laban London Manfredi manner Marius MARY DE MEDICIS master Menander ment merit Michael Angelo nature Octavius painted painter pencil Peter Phocion picture PIERRE CORNEILLE Pietro da Cortona placed Pompey Poussin present prince principal figure Ptolemy queen Quellyn racter RAPHAEL URBIN Roman Rome Rubens saith unto Scipio sculp senate Seneca Sharpe Poultry Socrates soldier talents thou throne Thucydides TIBERIUS GRACCHUS tribune troops ture Verner Vernor Hood virtue Zeno