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And I once said to a man who was vexed because Philo . storgus was fortunate :
Would you choose to lie with Sura ? May it never happen , he replied , that this
day should come ! Why then are you vexed , if he receives something in return for
...
And I once said to a man who was vexed because Philo . storgus was fortunate :
Would you choose to lie with Sura ? May it never happen , he replied , that this
day should come ! Why then are you vexed , if he receives something in return for
...
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... offering theinselves to your view at once , and at so agreeable a distance , as
nothing can be more delightful . The mountain consists of a double top , the one
pointed very sharp , and commonly appearing above any clouds , the other blunt
.
... offering theinselves to your view at once , and at so agreeable a distance , as
nothing can be more delightful . The mountain consists of a double top , the one
pointed very sharp , and commonly appearing above any clouds , the other blunt
.
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It is reported Nero had once resolved to cut a channel for two great galleys that
should have extended to Ostia , one hundred and fifty miles distant . The people
now call it Licola . From hence we ascended to that most ancient city of Italy , the
...
It is reported Nero had once resolved to cut a channel for two great galleys that
should have extended to Ostia , one hundred and fifty miles distant . The people
now call it Licola . From hence we ascended to that most ancient city of Italy , the
...
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Now we entered the haven of the Baiæ where once stood that famous town , so
called from the companion of Ulysses here buried ; not without great reason
celebrated for one of the most delicious places that the sun shines on , according
to ...
Now we entered the haven of the Baiæ where once stood that famous town , so
called from the companion of Ulysses here buried ; not without great reason
celebrated for one of the most delicious places that the sun shines on , according
to ...
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Thence to the island Nesis , once the fabulous Nymph ; and thus we leave the
Baiæ , so renowned for the sweet retirements of the most opulent and voluptuous
Romans . They certainly were places of uncommon amenity , as their yet
tempting ...
Thence to the island Nesis , once the fabulous Nymph ; and thus we leave the
Baiæ , so renowned for the sweet retirements of the most opulent and voluptuous
Romans . They certainly were places of uncommon amenity , as their yet
tempting ...
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