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Over these very steps, nineteen centuries ago, the first great Caesar climbed on his knees after his first triumph. At their base, Rienzi, "last of the Roman tribunes," fell. And, if the tradition of the Church is to be trusted, it was on the site of the present high altar that Augustus erected the "Ara primogenito Dei" to commemorate the Delphic prophecy of the coming of our Saviour.
He was first interred in the chapel of the Tower, and afterwards in the reign of King James, his remains were removed to Farmingam in Suffolk, by his second son Henry Earl of Northampton, with this epitaph. Henrico Howardo, Thomæ secundi Ducis Norfolciæ filio primogenito. Thomæ tertii Patri, Comiti Surriæ, & Georgiani Ordinis Equiti Aurato, immature Anno Salutis 1546 abrepto.
But they order nothing, turn on their heels, glance at the mirrors and stroll out again. When it rains they herd under the <i>portes-cocheres</i> and in the smaller cafes.... Yesterday Prince Humbert's little <i>primogenito</i> was on the Pincio in an open landau with his governess. He's a sturdy blond little man and the image of the King.
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