Specimens of Roman Literature: Passages Illustrative of Roman Thought and Style

Charles Thomas Cruttwell, Peake Banton

Griffin, 1879 - 665 lappuses

A Father rates his Son	3

The Ancient Masters of Antiquity produced their	7

the Sublime a Trace of Him	9

Θεοὶ ῥεῖα ζώοντες	15

The Same	23

Origin and Destiny of the Human Spirit	29

54	35

Immortality taught by the Druids	41

The Genuine Comedies of Plautus to be deter	306

Want of care the Chief Blemish in the Style of	312

Aul Gell	319

Asinius Pollio first introduced the Practice	326

Horace complains that the Romans showed	343

Pliny relates the flattering Reception of	349

Suet	355

This Analogy so far as Natural is a	358

The Gods have ceased to visit the Earth as they	47

Regulations to be observed by the Flamen Dialis	54

A GENERAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT	60

An Attitude of Independent Criticism more	66

Value of a Knowledge of Geometry	72

An Analysis of the Emotions founded on	80

Justice to be practised for its own Sake	86

Magic is connected with Daemonic Agency	89

Qualities which distinguish the True Patriot	92

Charity begins at Home	98

62	99

How far is it admissible to desire Professional	102

Cic	105

Poverty more Conducive to Virtue than Riches	108

Character of Hannibal	111

The Duties of Rulers	114

Tiberius indulges in a Jest	117

The Morals of the Lower Classes always reflect	122

A Practical Career the most Healthy Life for	128

Comparison of the Tyrants Life with that of	134

Quint	142

Any Repudiation of its Engagements by the State	143

made up of Atoms and the Void	148

e Precocity not to be encouraged	151

h The Existing Universe the Result of a cer	162

Trajans Excellent Government	164

Cic	166

Eclipses of the Sun and Moon	168

The Formation of the Earth	174

Plin N H	185

The Causes of Meteors explained	191

Aul Gell	197

There are eight Main Quarters from which	198

Vitruv	205

Vitruv	212

Plin N H	218

Some Particulars as to the Geographical Distri	222

A Comparison of Man with the rest of Creation	228

Liv	229

Vitruv	235

Cels	242

Plin N H	247

Plin N H	253

Defence of the Practice of Contamination	265

h He should be a Student of Poetry	274

The Practice of Translation from Greek Models	277

The Best Classification of the Departments	283

On Finitae and Infinitae Quaestiones	289

ad Herenn	292

Cic	300

Auct Aetna 154	361

A Quarrel between Two Grammarians as	364

Aul Gell	371

DESCRIPTIVE PASSAGES	379

A Brown Study	382

Scene at the Funeral of Chrysis	388

Romulus and Remus	394

Directions for making a Duckpond	400

The Sword of Damocles	406

Defeat of Curio at the River Bagradas	412

68	424

A Scythian Winter	429

Vertumnus	443

Engineering Skill of Archimedes in the Defence	449

The Standard of Right should be in Ones Self	454

Phaedr	460

Hercules appears to deliver Hesione from the	466

Cic	471

A Lapdog	478

Trajans Prompt Punishment of the Informers	490

Death of Seneca	496

Loyalty of Caesars Soldiers	502

Apuleius quotes some of his Poetry	508

The Story of Polycrates Ring	517

Cic	520

Aemil Paull	524

An Invective	530

Punishment should be guided by Reason	536

Dido upbraids Aeneas for attempting to desert	543

Horace to Virgil on Quintilius Death	549

Medea to Jason	555

Lentulus harangues the Romans at the Caudine	561

Papirius justifies his Severity towards Fabius	567

Ode to Bacchus	579

A Passionate Outpouring of Grief	585

Quint	588

Boadicea excites her Countrymen against	591

Front	597

Aur	600

The Way about Town	607

Sagaristio pokes fun at the Persian	614

Aul Gell	620

A Miser to the last	632

Last Will and Testament of a Sucking Pig	639

Some Farms are not worth the Price of a Dinner	645

Index to Authors	651

Mela	653

Тас	656

Cic	661

Nosaukums	Specimens of Roman Literature: Passages Illustrative of Roman Thought and Style
Redaktori	Charles Thomas Cruttwell, Peake Banton
Izdevējs	Griffin, 1879
Oriģināls no	Hārvarda universitāte
Digitalizēta	17.3.2008
Apjoms	665 lappuses

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