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Updated: June 2, 2025
And if Martha should happen to get down before those bottles are removed well, I should have to tell her all." Trust Martha. She did. And when I finished breakfast she was still waitin' for Zenobia to come down and be quizzed. I don't know how far back into fam'ly hist'ry that little chat took 'em, or what Martha had to say.
But a slight mist of uncertainty still floated about Priscilla, and kept her, as yet, from taking a very decided place among creatures of flesh and blood. The mysterious attraction, which, from her first entrance on our scene, she evinced for Zenobia, had lost nothing of its force.
Their manners and costume were left, without a thought, I will dare to say, on their part, to conform themselves to what was around them. Would it not have been a more glaring piece of vanity, if in the palace of Philip, Aristotle had clothed himself in the garb of Diogenes or if Longinus, in the presence of the great Zenobia, had appeared in the sordid attire of Timon? 'I think so, said Julia.
But sympathy for him was instantly lost in a stronger feeling of the same kind for Zenobia, who came immediately after.
'Wait a little while, and she will come again, said Livia, 'and bring Aurelian perhaps with her. Should you not like to see Aurelian? 'No, I am sure I should not. I do not want to see any one that does not love Zenobia. So the little child ran on, often uttering truths, too obviously truths for mankind to be governed by them, yet containing the best philosophy of life.
It has been my glory in life to live but for her, and my death is a happiness, dying for her. Her image swims before me now, and over her hovers a winged victory. The Romans fly I knew it would be so the dogs cannot stand before the cavalry of Palmyra they never could they fled at Antioch. Hark! there are the shouts of triumph bring me my horse Zenobia! live and reign forever!"
Here she was overtaken and brought back a captive to the emperor's feet. Soon afterwards Palmyra surrendered. The emperor treated it with lenity, but a great treasure in gold, silver, silk, and precious stones fell into his hands, with all the animals and arms. Zenobia being brought into his presence, he sternly asked her how she had dared to take arms against the emperors of Rome.
Even Zenobia seemed subdued, and listened; and to listen, among her many talents, was perhaps her rarest. Mr. Ferrars was one of her favourites, and Zenobia liked young men who she thought would become Ministers of State. An Hungarian Princess who had quitted the opera early that she might look in at Zenobia's was now announced. The arrival of this great lady made a stir.
She has written thus to her minister. 'Septimia Zenobia to Dionysius Longinus. I am again defeated. Our cavalry were at first victorious, as before at Antioch. The Roman horse were routed.
She had claimed the throne for her infant sons, Herennius and Timolaus; and we are left in doubt by the historians about Vaballathus; Vopiscus, who calls him the son of Zenobia, does not tell us who was his father.
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