Callista: A Sketch of the Third Century, Issue 61 |
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Africa Agellius's answered Agellius answered Juba apparitor Aristo Arnobius asked Aspar Astarte Barathrum beast beautiful began bishop brother brought Cæcilius called Callista Campus Martius Carthage CHAPTER Chione Chris Christian Church Cornelius cottage cried Agellius dear death Decius Decurions Duumvirs earth edict emperor eyes faith father fear feeling fellow Forum give gods Goths Greece Greek Gurta hand head heard heart heathen heaven idolatry imperial Jucundus length light looked magistrates marriage matter mean mind morning never night once passed persecution Phlegethon Polemo poor priest prison Proconsul racter religion Roman Rome round sacred sacrifice seemed Sicca silent slave soldiers soul speak spoke Strabo suddenly suffer suppose sweet Tartarus tell temples Thermæ thing thought tion took truth Tullianum turned uncle voice wild wish words worship young youth
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Page 5 - Embattled in her field ; and the humble shrub, And bush with frizzled hair implicit : last Rose, as in dance, the stately trees, and spread Their branches hung with copious fruit, or gemm'd Their blossoms : with high woods the hills were crown'd ; With tufts the valleys and each fountain side ; With borders long the rivers : that earth now Seem'd like to heaven, a seat where gods might dwell, Or wander with delight, and love to haunt Her sacred shades...
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