Antonina; Or The Fall of RomeSmith, Elder and Company, 1861 - 420 halaman |
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Alaric Alexandria already Antonina appeared approached Aquileia arms banquet Basilica of St beauty beheld beneath Carrio child Christian Church companions corpse couch countenance cried darkness dead death deserted despair door earth emotions expression eyes face faculties famine farm-house fatal father Fcap fear fierce Fritigern garden gates gaze girl girl's gloomy Goisvintha Gothic Gothic lines Goths hand heard heart Hermanric hope hour idols instant labour light lips listened living looked lute Macrinus mind mournful moved mysterious never night numbers Numerian once onward Pagan palace passed patrician paused Pincian Pincian Hill portico priests Ravenna remained remember repose Roman Rome rose round scene seemed senator Serapis side silence slaves slowly solitary sound spoke Stilicho stood strange street suburbs suddenly suffered temple tent thought Tiber tion tones trembling triumph turned Ulpius uncon vellum Vetranio voice walls warrior watched words worship young
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