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Of the inkstands to be seen in our museums there are many dating from almost prehistoric times; their variety may be instanced by mention of one in the Berlin Museum, an Egyptian curio said to be 3,400 years old, below the ink compartments being a case for holding reed pens. In early days before even well-to-do people could read and write the scribe found a ready occupation.
In 1554 she tells Curio of the storming of Schweinfurt, where she lost her library: 'when I entered Heidelberg barefoot, with my hair down, and in a ragged borrowed gown, I looked like the Queen of the Beggars. 'I hope, she said, 'that with the other books you will send me the Commentary on Jeremiah. Her friend answers that Homer and Sophocles are on their way: 'and you shall have Jeremiah too, that you may lament with him the misfortunes of your husband's country. Olympia replied from her death-bed, returning her warmest thanks for the books.
You, Curio, shall have a proper place on my staff of legates as soon as I have enough troops concentrated; but you, my dear Drusus, what post would best reward you for your loyalty? Will you be a military tribune, and succeed your father?" "Your kindness outruns your judgment, Imperator," replied Drusus. "Save repelling Dumnorix and Ahenobarbus, I never struck a blow in anger.
Virgil has naturally omitted the gladiators; but long before his time it had become common to use the opportunity of the funeral of a relation to give munera for the purpose of gaining popularity. A good example is that of young Curio, who in 53 B.C. ruined himself in this way. Cicero alludes to this in an interesting letter to Curio.
I can't understand what makes it go, unless some one got in and wound it and they wouldn't do that." "Whose watch is it?" asked Thong. "It belongs to Singa Phut." "Singa Phut!" ejaculated Carroll. "Crimps, what a name! Who belongs to it?" "Singa Phut is an East Indian," explained Darcy. "He has a curio store down on Water Street.
There are men in this world who cannot rest; who are so constituted that they can only take their leisure in the shape of a change of work. To this fairly numerous class belonged Mr. J. Preston Peters, father of Freddie's Aline. And to this merit or defect is to be attributed his almost maniacal devotion to that rather unattractive species of curio, the Egyptian scarab.
XXVII. The next night two Marsian centurions, with twenty-two men belonging to the companies, deserted from Curio's camp to Attius Varus. Induced by their opinion, Varus the next day led his troops out of the camp: Curio did so in like manner, and with only one small valley between them, each drew up his forces.
It was perhaps a lie invented by political malignity; but if Curio was purchasable, Caesar would not have hesitated to buy him. His habit was to take facts as they were, and, when satisfied that his object was just, to go the readiest way to it. The desertion of their own tribune was a serious blow to the Senate.
You do not please me, as you are. Some day I hope to alter you so that you will be a curio, even to your own best friends. . . . Get out!" The chill eye had frightened Devereau. It heartened him to hear that he was safe. "We'll put you out on the street," he snarled. "You'll be standing on a corner, wondering what it's all about!" "Get out!" Devereau got. And Perry Blair had wanted to see.
But Caesar had not erred in the choice of his lieutenant. Curio knew as well how to direct the movements of the army and of the fleet, as how to acquire personal influence over the soldiers; the supplies were abundant, the conflicts without exception successful. Curio Conquers at Utica
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