The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 243
ity, and was ever modest and unassuming. If he in-dulged in luxury, it was less through ostentation than toattract around him a body of intelligent men, whosesociety was his principal recreation. In short, Vernetpassed through life deservedly happy; he was respectedeven by those who were envious of… … THE DEATH OF CATO. BOUCHER. After the battle of Pharsalia, Cato, who had sup-ported Pompey against Caesar, whose designs he consider-ed dangerous to the Roman liberty, retired to Africa,thinking that Pompey had fled thither. He and histroops endured great hardships in their march across thedeserts,…
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