Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...would still be living in the city. 3. If once you reach the shore, you will be able to embark. 4. Had you listened to my advice, you would have kept your riches. 5. If they repent of their crime, they will be forgiven. 6. Unless you spare this man, you will be an object of hatred to all. 7. If he had consulted his own interests, he would not have lost the friendship of Caesar. 8. If we were to send help to the Carthaginians, we should incur the anger of the Romans. 9. If they come to see you, tell them to wait until I arrive. 10. You must use your riches well, if you wish to be happy. 11. You ought to have done this whether you wished to or not. H Exercise 208 A "Fellow-soldiers, we have lost many brave men through treachery, and have been abandoned by our friends. But we must not lose heart; and if we cannot conquer, let us choose rather to perish gloriously, than to fall into the hands of barbarians, who will inflict upon us the greatest miseries. If our ancestors had not been willing to encounter the vast forces of the Persians, Greece would now be in the hands of the barbarians. If we show ourselves worthy of them, we too shall benefit our country. The gods, the avengers of perjury, will be favourable to us, and seeing that they are offended by the violation of treaties, they will also follow us to battle, and combat for us." Exercise 209 £. The general delivered this speech before his men: "You see how great the forces of the enemy are, and bow impregnable their position is. If we attack them we shall without doubt suffer a severe defeat. But if, on the contrary, they were to leave their position and attack us, we should have good hopes of victory, for they have to cross a deep river and climb a steep hill, before they can reach our...
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