I, ClaudiusKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989 M10 23 - 480 páginas Considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the Mad Caligula to become emperor in 41 A.D. A masterpiece. |
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... child , and you are not the father . I made a vow that I would not bear another child to a coward , and I intend to keep it . " My grandfather , whatever he may have felt when he heard this con- fession , said no more than " Call the ...
... child , and you are not the father . I made a vow that I would not bear another child to a coward , and I intend to keep it . " My grandfather , whatever he may have felt when he heard this con- fession , said no more than " Call the ...
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... child who would repay generous and careful treatment . Severity only frightened me , he would say , and made me more sickly than I need be . And he was right . The nervous tic of my hands , the nervous jerking of my head , my stammer ...
... child who would repay generous and careful treatment . Severity only frightened me , he would say , and made me more sickly than I need be . And he was right . The nervous tic of my hands , the nervous jerking of my head , my stammer ...
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... child in two or three days , and nobody be any the worse or wiser . Of course some ladies , even very modern ladies , had an old - fashioned hankering for children , but they could always buy a child for adoption into their husband's ...
... child in two or three days , and nobody be any the worse or wiser . Of course some ladies , even very modern ladies , had an old - fashioned hankering for children , but they could always buy a child for adoption into their husband's ...
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I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born B.C. 10 ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
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