Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... Syphax given Virginia Union University in Richmond its first million dollar bequest. A member of one 01 the country's oldest Black families, Mrs. Evelyn Reid Syphax said that she "loved Virginia Union" and wanted to do something ...
... Syphax given Virginia Union University in Richmond its first million dollar bequest. A member of one 01 the country's oldest Black families, Mrs. Evelyn Reid Syphax said that she "loved Virginia Union" and wanted to do something ...
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... Syphax loves you , and wou'd facrifice His life , nay more , his honour in your service . Jub . Syphax , I know thou lov'it me ; but indeed , Thy zeal for Juba carry'd thee too far . Honour's a facred tie , the law of kings , The noble ...
... Syphax loves you , and wou'd facrifice His life , nay more , his honour in your service . Jub . Syphax , I know thou lov'it me ; but indeed , Thy zeal for Juba carry'd thee too far . Honour's a facred tie , the law of kings , The noble ...
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... Syphax Another example of Silius evoking Valerius ' epic to add texture to his delineation of one of the Punica's characters can be found in Book 17. There we learn of the treachery of the Numidian king Syphax , whom we met in the ...
... Syphax Another example of Silius evoking Valerius ' epic to add texture to his delineation of one of the Punica's characters can be found in Book 17. There we learn of the treachery of the Numidian king Syphax , whom we met in the ...
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... Syphax , taking gifts and reminding Syphax of the friendship of the Scipios towards him , and asking him from the Romans to take their side if they invaded . He promised that he would do so , and took the gifts and sent others in return ...
... Syphax , taking gifts and reminding Syphax of the friendship of the Scipios towards him , and asking him from the Romans to take their side if they invaded . He promised that he would do so , and took the gifts and sent others in return ...
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... Syphax, the son of a free black man and an enslaved woman. Highly respected and liked by G.W.P. Custis, Syphax oversaw the dining room in the main house and held a position of authority among the Arlington House enslaved.11 In 1826 ...
... Syphax, the son of a free black man and an enslaved woman. Highly respected and liked by G.W.P. Custis, Syphax oversaw the dining room in the main house and held a position of authority among the Arlington House enslaved.11 In 1826 ...
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ABIGA ABIGA L Abigal æther Afide atque becauſe buſineſs BUTLER Cæfar Cafar caft Cato Cato's cauſe COACHMAN Conjurer cou'd dear death DECIUS doft thou Drum Duke of Anjou faid fame fancy FANTOM E Fantome father fecond fecret fervants fhall fhou'd firft firſt fome foon foul fpeak friends ftand ftill ftories fuch fuffer fure GARDINER Ghoft give good-natur'd hear heart Heav'n himſelf Ho--nour honour houfe houſe huſband JUBA juft LADY laft laſt loft lov'd LUCIA LUCIUS Madam mafter Marcia Marcus moſt muft muſt myſelf Numidian paffion perfon pleaſure Portius Pr'ythee praiſe Pray prefent Prince reaſon rife rifu Roman Rome ſay SCENE SEMPRONIUS ſhall ſhe Sir GEORGE ſpeak Steward ſtill ſuch Syphax talk tell thee thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand Tinfel TINSE TINSE L uſe VELLU virtue Widow wiſh woman wou'd САТО