they
We say that the people
We say that the people were virtuous because they were busy; for there
The produce of the valley
The produce of the valley was thus brought down the river and through
Ptolemy very naturally thought that
Ptolemy very naturally thought that a copy of these sacred books would
Besides the building of the
Besides the building of the Pharos, the Museum, and the Temple of
The Ptolemies expended the revenues
The Ptolemies expended the revenues which they raised by this taxation
Instead of that, however, it
Instead of that, however, it soon proved that the effect of this
Antony conducted his troop of
Antony conducted his troop of horsemen across the desert in a very safe
Caesar was very little accustomed
Caesar was very little accustomed to shrink from danger in any of his
These messengers were instructed to
These messengers were instructed to urge upon the people that, unless
Cassius, seeing all this, but
Cassius, seeing all this, but not seeing it very distinctly, supposed
In the mean time, the
In the mean time, the real Brutus pressed on to make his escape. He
One of the officers, named
One of the officers, named Statilius, then proposed to make the attempt
The indignation which Antony's base
The indignation which Antony's base abandonment of his fleet and army at
Antony, when the first effects
Antony, when the first effects of his panic subsided, began to grow mad
As soon as Octavius was
As soon as Octavius was established in his camp under the walls of the
The messengers, on their arrival
The messengers, on their arrival at the gates, found the sentinels and