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The comic history of Rome (1850)

À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856, Leech, John, 1817-1864 · London, Bradbury, Evans · leaf 234

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seeing his fate, endeavoured tomake his escape by one of seven secret passages leading from hishouse; but his enemies had found them out, and were therefore certainof finding him at home ; for they had taken care to bar his egress. Though possessing all the courage of a soldier, he was… … Hannibal makes i\ic usual neat and appropriate Speech previous to killing himself. 20:} COMIC HISTORY OK HOME. [CHAP. XIX. one of those speeches which are usually attributed by classical historiansto men on the point of suicide I will, he said—or is said to havesaid, for nobody could have heard…

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