Verginius left his beautiful young daughter Verginia in the care of
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A she-wolf, coming to the edge of the river to drink, heard their
cries, 6
When she saw Horatius wearing on his shoulders the cloak of her
betrothed, she broke into bitter sobs, 30
She carried in her arms nine books, 46
'O my mother, thou hast saved Rome, but thou hast lost thy son,' 72
Seated in chairs of ivory, sat a number of strange, venerable old
men, 100
The youth laid the arms he had taken from his foe at his father's
feet, 120
The armour of Pyrrhus was richer and more beautiful than that of
his soldiers, 146
'I carry here peace and war, choose, men of Carthage, which ye will,' 176
'We are beaten, O Romans, in a great battle, our army is destroyed,' 190
A messenger was seen spurring his horse toward the city, 213
His progress was as that of a king, 232
So Carthage was given to the flames, 258
Here it would be possible, he thought, to hold the enemy at bay, 276
Jugurtha came to the tent of his father-in-law unarmed. 292
Gaius Marius sitting in exile among the ruins of Carthage, 320
Lists of those who were doomed were hung up in the Forum, 336
The following morning Cicero made another speech against
Catiline, 352
Looking down upon the stream, he stood awhile deep in thought, 378
Here, sheltered by steep cliffs, he sat down to rest, 412
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