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Hill, where he was to die. He went quietly with his guards, but the day washot, and on reaching his place of execution he beggedfor some water. A pail was brought, and he, crying Emperor, all hail! seek for me in Sicily, jumpedheadlong into the pail, and vanished from their sight. For some time we… … V1RGILIUS THE SORCERER 373 as well as foes without. Virgilius spent many days indeep thought, and at length invented a plan which wasknown to all as the Preservation of Rome. On the roof of the Capitol, which was the most famouspublic building in the city, he set up statues representingthe gods…
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