Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 178
nded on the Aven-tine hill, which trembledbeneath the weight of thedeity. Numa was terrified,but recovering he imploredthe god to give a remedyagainst the lightning. The ruler of the thunder assented,and in ambiguous terms conveyed the relief: Cut ahead,—of an onion from my garden subjoined… … - . _ I -j 1 r -« JUPITER TONANS. j _g jupiiEk And juxo. At dawn the people assembled before the doors of theking-. Numa came forth, and. seated on his maple throne,looked for the rising of the sun. The orb of day was justwholly emerged above the horizon, when a loud crashwas heard in the sky;…
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