Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome : the Armada, Ivry, And the Battle of Naseby
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78. Of mortal eyes were seen : for this use of ' of ' = ' by ' cf. " He was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve," / Cor. 1 5, 5 ; and " Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us," Shakespeare, Hamlet, I. 1. 82. Consul first in place: "When both consuls were in Rome, each was superior during alternate months." [Gow.] 89. Latines : we now spell it ' Latins.' 91. did his office: i.e. read the proclamation that follows. 96. To bring the Tarquins home : it will be remembered that the whole family ...of the Tarquins was banished when Tarquin the Proud was dethroned. 114. hied him: cf. Hor. 145. 119. Conscript Fathers: the title by which the assembled senate was addressed. 123. choose we: is this equivalent to 'we choose' or to 'let us choose ' ? — Dictator : as here implied the dictator was an extraordinary officer, appointed in times of great danger. He had absolute power for the time being, superseding all other magistrates, but this power lasted for only six months, and generally was resigned as soon as the crisis was passed.
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