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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 555

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nks to the gods! they have the color of health,and vigorous lungs. One, like the son of a king, washolding a piece of fine white bread; the other, equallylike the son of a philosopher, was grasping a piece ofblack bread. . . . And as I listened to their littlevoices, so sweet and pleasant, it… … ANNIUS VEEUS, THE LITTLE SON OF MARCUS AURELIUS.FROM THE UFFIZI GALLERY, FLORENCE. Antoninus, whom we may fancy to be thephilosophic youngster with the black bread, died in 165, contrary to the prediction of thesoothsayers that he should have the same for-tune as his brother. Remembering what…

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