Darkness and Dawn: Or, Scenes in the Days of Nero, an Historic TaleLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 594 |
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... couch , and the other guests decorously trying to suppress the most portentous yawns . They , poor wretches , will have to stay on till midnight or later , unless Narcissus sets them free from the edifying 121 DARKNESS AND DAWN.
... couch , and the other guests decorously trying to suppress the most portentous yawns . They , poor wretches , will have to stay on till midnight or later , unless Narcissus sets them free from the edifying 121 DARKNESS AND DAWN.
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... guests used to slap him on the face , and pelt him with olives and date - stones when he fell asleep at the table . I have often seen them smear him with grape juice , and draw his stockings over his hands , that he might rub his face ...
... guests used to slap him on the face , and pelt him with olives and date - stones when he fell asleep at the table . I have often seen them smear him with grape juice , and draw his stockings over his hands , that he might rub his face ...
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... guests one of those unaccountable spells of silence and depression which are so often the prelude to great calamities . At the lower table , indeed , Burrus tried to enliven the guests with the narrative of scenes which he had witnessed ...
... guests one of those unaccountable spells of silence and depression which are so often the prelude to great calamities . At the lower table , indeed , Burrus tried to enliven the guests with the narrative of scenes which he had witnessed ...
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... guests caught one last glimpse of his senseless form as the slaves hurriedly carried it back through the dining - hall . Seneca and Burrus exchanged terrified glances , but no word was spoken until Agrippina whispered to Pallas to ...
... guests caught one last glimpse of his senseless form as the slaves hurriedly carried it back through the dining - hall . Seneca and Burrus exchanged terrified glances , but no word was spoken until Agrippina whispered to Pallas to ...
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... guests . There was but a short time for these preparations ; but the wealth of the Cæsars was unbounded , and their resources inexhaustible , and since the slaves were to be counted by hundreds , and each had his own minute task ...
... guests . There was but a short time for these preparations ; but the wealth of the Cæsars was unbounded , and their resources inexhaustible , and since the slaves were to be counted by hundreds , and each had his own minute task ...
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Agrippa Agrippina Aliturus amuse answered Apostle asked Augustus Aulus Aulus Plautius banquet beautiful blood Britannicus brother Burrus Cæsar Caligula centurion Christians Claudius crime dared dark death divine Domitian Emperor Empress Epictetus eyes face faith father favourite felt flung freedman gladiators gods golden Greek guests Halotus hand happy head heard heart honour imperial innocent Jews Junia knew lady Linus live looked Lucan Messalina mother murder Musonius Nereus Nero Nero's never night noble Octavia once Onesimus Otho pagan Palace Pallas passion Pedanius Petronius Phrygian Plautius Pomponia Poppaa Præfect Prætorian priests prison Pudens purple robe Roman Rome rose Rubellius Plautus scene secret seemed Senate Seneca sesterces shame slaves smile soldiers soul stood strange tell thee thou thought Thrasea throne Tiberius Tiberius Gemellus Tigellinus Titus told Tryphæna Vespasian villa voice whispered wife witnessed words wretched young youth
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