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Ce livre historique peut contenir de nombreuses coquilles et du texte manquant. Les acheteurs peuvent generalement telecharger une copie gratuite scannee du livre original (sans les coquilles) aupres de l'editeur. Non reference. Non illustre. 1736 edition. Extrait: ... methought was but too plainly proved, by the Sloath of his Obedience to come away at my Command. ' What, would I sometimes ' jay, with a Sorm os Sighs and Sobs, can he, for whom alone I suffer lo many Disgraces, ap pear ' pear so insensible, as tiot to vouchfafe one Line ' in answer to my Letters; and am I still such a Fool to link my Soul to an Asfection, with so much Obstinacy, that has made me miserable, 4 while he dis-esteeming my Repose, runs hotly on his Chafe of Glory, perhaps not allowing 4 one light Reflection upon those Torments I ' sufser for his Sake; ah, Son of Cesar! is it pos' sible, that among so many grand Qualities, which inhabit thy Soul, Ingratitude should find. ' a Harbout? Hast thou tied thy Heatt so blind Iy to the Dotage of a vain Reputation, to cashier the Remembrance of a Princess thou didst once. love, and a Princess that has lost her Crown and Liberty, only because she would not lose her Interests in thee. Sometimes this Thought would put me into very violent Resentments against hin, and might have possibly produe'd something to his Difadvantage in my Breast, if Tyribasus himself had not served for his Justification; one Day (to convince my Asfection to Ckomedon) upbraiding me with some Words he had seea in the Letters I wrote him, and this heedless Confession of his Fraud, by the Help of a Question or two suddenly asked him to that Purpose, intangled him in such a Dilemma, as he could neither difavow their Surprises, nor deny rhat he had ever since detained my Messengers in Prison. I receiv'd no slight Comfort from the Knowledge I took of Cesario's Innocence; and though I now despaired of conveying a Letter to his Hands, since I missed that Mark so...