The Worship of the Romans: Viewed in Relation to the Roman Temperament |
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acts altar ancient ANTHONY HOPE appeared augur Author BARING GOULD belief birds blood brought Buckram burnt Capitoline Hill ceremonial charm Cicero citizens College Crown 8vo custom dead death deity divine dreams E. F. BENSON English evil Fasti Faunus feast feeling festival fetish fire Flamen Dialis genius Gilbert Parker gods Greek guardian H. C. BEECHING hand heaven Hence Hercules holy human idea Illustrated images influence interest JOHN KEBLE Jupiter kind king of worship later living Livy Luperci magical mind Nature night offerings omen origin Ovid passed perhaps Plin Pliny Plut pontiffs Praeneste prayers priest primitive regarded religion religious rites ritual Roman Rome round sacrifice says Second Edition seems soul stone story strange taboo temple things thought took trace tree usages victim volume W. E. HENLEY Wilm wood spirits
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