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Emilia took his hand. "I do thank you. If Brennus has a daughter, why not let her be half Roman?"
What is this epee de Brennus? and how is France to use it? Where is the great source of political truth, from which, flowing pure, we trace American republicanism in one stream, Russian despotism in another?
He had taken up his abode at the city of Ardea, and was there living when the plundering half of Brennus' army was reported to be coming thither.
Our Brennus of the Stocks might demand from the members of the vanquished pool their final shilling. He might strip them as he was stripped those thirty years before, and turn them forth naked. For thus read the iron statutes of the Stock Exchange where quarter is unknown. It was Mr.
The fire had begun at the Circus Maximus, in the part which touches the Palatine and the Cælian Hill, but extended with incomprehensible rapidity and seized the whole centre of the city. Never since the time of Brennus had such an awful catastrophe come upon Rome. "The entire Circus has burnt, as well as the shops and houses surrounding it," said Junius; "the Aventine and Cælian Hills are on fire.
Upon being asked by what right they proposed to take a part of the Clusian territory, Brennus, the leader of the barbarians, replied that all things belonged to the brave, and that their right lay in their trusty swords. In the battle that ensued, the Roman ambassadors fought with the Clusians, and one of them killed a Gaul of great size and stature.
"We are seven! Get together! Let us adopt our learned brother's ingenious device. Should fraud fail, we can always fall back on 'the simple plan That each should take who hath the power. And he should keep that can. "As alternative, or, I should say, as reserve, I offer this!" A swift gleam of silver and steel: he laid a cocked .45 beside the other exhibits. "The sword of Brennus!
Emilia took his hand. "I do thank you. If Brennus has a daughter, why not let her be half Roman?"
It was the dispersion of a cloud which had threatened Italy from the days of Brennus. To recall Caesar would be madness. He wished to remain only to complete his work; the more honor to him that he was willing to let the laurels fade which were waiting for him at Rome, before he returned to wear them. There were persons who would bring him back, because they did not love him.
They met the Gaulish Bran or chief, whom Latin authors call Brennus, and asked him what was his quarrel with Clusium or his right to any part of Etruria. Brennus answered that his right was his sword, and that all things belonged to the brave, and that his quarrel with the men of Clusium was, that though they had more land than they could till, they would not yield him any.
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