This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 edition. Excerpt: ... prediction is known to be that constant and natural wisdom which no event can rise nor depress. Antony being declared an enemy to the republic, had fled from Italy; nor did any hopes remain of his being reinstated. Not only his enemies, who were powerful and numerous, but even his own friends, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 edition. Excerpt: ... prediction is known to be that constant and natural wisdom which no event can rise nor depress. Antony being declared an enemy to the republic, had fled from Italy; nor did any hopes remain of his being reinstated. Not only his enemies, who were powerful and numerous, but even his own friends, espoused the cause of his adversaries, as thinking they should now draw great advantages by shewing themselves noxious to Antony. They, therefore, commenced persecutions against his inmates; endeavoured to despoil his wifa Fulvia of her possessions, and intended to murder his children. Atticus, at that time, though bound to Caesar by the strongest ties of familiarity, and a bosom-friend to Brutus, would not only, 1 out of consideration 58 to both, intend the least harm against Antony, but, on the contrary, protected, as far as he could, 1 such of his adherents as 11 were obliged to fly from Rome, to whom he afforded all kind of assistance they v. stood in need of e. Above all, he rendered Publius Volumnius such services, that he could not have received more from his own father. As to Fulvia, he exerted himself with so much earnestness and attention in her behalf, that, finding her involved in law-suits, distressed and overwhelmed with terror, Atticus would never permit her to appear before a tribunal, without attending her in person, and bailing her from his own pocket as often as the case required Nay, as Fulvia in the time of prosperity had purchased a tract of land, and now in her calamitous condition was destitute of the means of payment when the term expired, Atticus offered himself to arrange the matter i and forwarded the money without any interest, or even contract; as he considered he derived sufficient profit from having it known, that he...
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