 ... change. He was not moved, it is true, by the destruction of his country's capital; but he was delighted and moved with the pathos of his own words to such a degree that his eyes filled with tears on a sudden. At last he dropped the lute to his feet...  Quo Vadis: A Tale of the Time of Nero - Page 342by Henryk Sienkiewicz - 1905 - 515 pagesFull view - About this book
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...sudden. At last he dropped the lute to nis feet with a clatter, and, wrapping himself in the "syrma," stood as if petrified, like one of those statues of Niobe which ornamented the courtyard of the Palatine. Soon a storm of applause broke the silence. But in the distance... | |
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...sudden. At last he dropped the lute to his feet with a clatter, and, wrapping himself in the " syrma " stood as if petrified, like one of those statues of Niobe which ornamented the courtyard of the Palatine. • Soon a storm of applause broke the silence. But in the... | |
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...sudden. At last he dropped the lute to his feet with a clatter, and, wrapping himself in the " syrma " stood as if petrified, like one of those statues of Niobe which ornamented the courtyard of the Palatine. Soon a storm of applause broke the silence. But in the distance... | |
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...sudden. At last he dropped the lute to his feet with a clatter, and, wrapping himself in the syrma, stood as if petrified, like one of those statues of Niobe which ornamented the courtyard of the Palatine. Soon a storm of applause broke the silence. But in the distance... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 436 pages
...sudden. At last he dropped the lute to his feet with a clatter, and, wrapping himself in the " syrma " stood as if petrified, like one of those statues of Niobe which ornamented the courtyard of the Palatine. Soon a storm of applause broke the silence. But in the distance... | |
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