Beauties of Ancient English and Scottish History (Paperback)

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Subtitle: To Which Is Added, Some Part of Roman History, So Far as It Is Connected With Their Residence and Government in This Country General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1825 Original Publisher: G.B. Whittaker Subjects: Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: An interesting detail of the Death of Agricola, an extract peculiarly remarkable for morality and pathos; -- and as recording the last moments and words of so great a man, and one who had so great a share in the management of affairs in this country, under the government of the Romans, is well worthy particular attention. The character given of Agricola being likewise most amiable. Tacitus, having recorded all the events of the life of this great general, thus continues -- " Besides the Emperor (Domitian) was prone and headlong to anger, (and it is the property of man's nature to hate those they have hurted), and the more close he was the more inexorable, yet was he notwithstanding altered and mollified by Agricola's discretion and wary behaviour. Let them well know, that are wont to admire those things alone, which are done against the stream of the time, that great men may be found, even under bad princes; that dutiful obedience and modesty (if industry and valour be joined), may attain to that degree of fame and renown, which some, following dangerous courses have aspired unto, by an ambitious death, without any further profit at all. " The end of Agricola's life brought mourning to us, and grief to his friends, and even by strangers and persons unknown was lamented, the common sort also, and this retchles people of ours both came oft to his house, and in all public places and meetings had it in speec...

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