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Libya (Libya) (search for this): book 9, card 511
Now had they reached that temple which possess, Sole in all Libya, th' untutored tribes Of Garamantians. Here holds his seat (So saith the story) a prophetic Jove, Wielding no thunderbolts, nor like to ours; The Libyan Hammon of the curved horn. No wealth adorns his fane by Afric tribes Bestowed, nor glittering hoard of Eastern gems. Though rich Arabians, Ind and Ethiop Know him alone as Jove, still he is poor Holding his shrine by riches undefiled Through time; and pure as gods of olden days issue, should be judged, Yield, famous ancestors! Fortune, not worth Gained you your glory. But such name as his Who ever merited by successful war Or slaughtered peoples? Rather would I lead With him his triumphs through the pathless sands And Libya's bounds, than in Pompeius' car Three times ascend the Capitol,1st. For his victories in Sicily and Africa, B.C. 81; 2nd. For the conquest of Sertorius, B.C. 71; 3rd. For his Eastern triumphs, B.C. 61. (Compare Book VIII., 953; VII., 16.) or br
Africa (search for this): book 9, card 511
alone Until the humblest follower might drink Stood motionless. If for the truly good Is fame, and virtue by the deed itself, Not by successful issue, should be judged, Yield, famous ancestors! Fortune, not worth Gained you your glory. But such name as his Who ever merited by successful war Or slaughtered peoples? Rather would I lead With him his triumphs through the pathless sands And Libya's bounds, than in Pompeius' car Three times ascend the Capitol,1st. For his victories in Sicily and Africa, B.C. 81; 2nd. For the conquest of Sertorius, B.C. 71; 3rd. For his Eastern triumphs, B.C. 61. (Compare Book VIII., 953; VII., 16.) or break The proud Jugurtha.Over whom Marius triumphed. Rome! in him behold His country's father, worthiest of thy vows; A name by which men shall not blush to swear, Whom, shouldst thou break the fetters from thy neck, Thou mayst in distant days decree divine. Now was the heat more dense, and through that clime Than which no further on the Southern side The
Cato (New York, United States) (search for this): book 9, card 511
ern peoples stood Seeking from horned Jove to know their fates: Yet to the Roman chief they yielded place, Whose comrades prayed him to entreat the gods Famed through the Libyan world, and judge the voice Renowned from distant ages. First of these Was Labienus:See Book V., 402. 'Chance,' he said, 'to us 'The voice and counsel of this mighty god 'Has offered as we march; from such a guide 'To know the issues of the war, and learn 'To track the Syrtes. For to whom on earth 'If not to blameless Cato, shall the gods Entrust their secret truths? Thou at the least 'Their faithful follower through life hast been. 'Lo! thou hast liberty to speak with Jove. Ask impious Caesar's fates, and learn the laws 'That wait our country in the future days: 'Whether the people shall be free to use 'Their rights and customs, or the civil war 'For us is wasted. To thy sacred breast, 'Lover of virtue, take the voice divine; 'Demand what virtue is and guide thy steps 'By heaven's high counsellor.' But Cato,
Sicily (Italy) (search for this): book 9, card 511
onward, he alone Until the humblest follower might drink Stood motionless. If for the truly good Is fame, and virtue by the deed itself, Not by successful issue, should be judged, Yield, famous ancestors! Fortune, not worth Gained you your glory. But such name as his Who ever merited by successful war Or slaughtered peoples? Rather would I lead With him his triumphs through the pathless sands And Libya's bounds, than in Pompeius' car Three times ascend the Capitol,1st. For his victories in Sicily and Africa, B.C. 81; 2nd. For the conquest of Sertorius, B.C. 71; 3rd. For his Eastern triumphs, B.C. 61. (Compare Book VIII., 953; VII., 16.) or break The proud Jugurtha.Over whom Marius triumphed. Rome! in him behold His country's father, worthiest of thy vows; A name by which men shall not blush to swear, Whom, shouldst thou break the fetters from thy neck, Thou mayst in distant days decree divine. Now was the heat more dense, and through that clime Than which no further on the Souther
Leptis (Libya) (search for this): book 9, card 511
prophetic Jove, Wielding no thunderbolts, nor like to ours; The Libyan Hammon of the curved horn. No wealth adorns his fane by Afric tribes Bestowed, nor glittering hoard of Eastern gems. Though rich Arabians, Ind and Ethiop Know him alone as Jove, still he is poor Holding his shrine by riches undefiled Through time; and pure as gods of olden days He spurns the wealth of Rome. That here sone god Dwells, witnesses the only grove That buds in Libya-for that which grows Upon the arid dust which Leptis parts From Berenice, knows no leaves; alone Hammon uprears a wood; a fount the cause Which with its waters binds the crumbling soil. Yet shall the Sun when poised upon the height Strike through the foliage: hardly can the tree Protect its trunk, and to a little space His rays draw in the circle of the shade. Here have men found the spot where that high band Solstitial divides in middle skyI.e., where the equinoctial circle cuts the zodiac in its centre. - Haskins. The zodiac stars: not here
Berenice (Libya) (search for this): book 9, card 511
lding no thunderbolts, nor like to ours; The Libyan Hammon of the curved horn. No wealth adorns his fane by Afric tribes Bestowed, nor glittering hoard of Eastern gems. Though rich Arabians, Ind and Ethiop Know him alone as Jove, still he is poor Holding his shrine by riches undefiled Through time; and pure as gods of olden days He spurns the wealth of Rome. That here sone god Dwells, witnesses the only grove That buds in Libya-for that which grows Upon the arid dust which Leptis parts From Berenice, knows no leaves; alone Hammon uprears a wood; a fount the cause Which with its waters binds the crumbling soil. Yet shall the Sun when poised upon the height Strike through the foliage: hardly can the tree Protect its trunk, and to a little space His rays draw in the circle of the shade. Here have men found the spot where that high band Solstitial divides in middle skyI.e., where the equinoctial circle cuts the zodiac in its centre. - Haskins. The zodiac stars: not here oblique their cours
81 BC (search for this): book 9, card 511
l the humblest follower might drink Stood motionless. If for the truly good Is fame, and virtue by the deed itself, Not by successful issue, should be judged, Yield, famous ancestors! Fortune, not worth Gained you your glory. But such name as his Who ever merited by successful war Or slaughtered peoples? Rather would I lead With him his triumphs through the pathless sands And Libya's bounds, than in Pompeius' car Three times ascend the Capitol,1st. For his victories in Sicily and Africa, B.C. 81; 2nd. For the conquest of Sertorius, B.C. 71; 3rd. For his Eastern triumphs, B.C. 61. (Compare Book VIII., 953; VII., 16.) or break The proud Jugurtha.Over whom Marius triumphed. Rome! in him behold His country's father, worthiest of thy vows; A name by which men shall not blush to swear, Whom, shouldst thou break the fetters from thy neck, Thou mayst in distant days decree divine. Now was the heat more dense, and through that clime Than which no further on the Southern side The gods permit
71 BC (search for this): book 9, card 511
ionless. If for the truly good Is fame, and virtue by the deed itself, Not by successful issue, should be judged, Yield, famous ancestors! Fortune, not worth Gained you your glory. But such name as his Who ever merited by successful war Or slaughtered peoples? Rather would I lead With him his triumphs through the pathless sands And Libya's bounds, than in Pompeius' car Three times ascend the Capitol,1st. For his victories in Sicily and Africa, B.C. 81; 2nd. For the conquest of Sertorius, B.C. 71; 3rd. For his Eastern triumphs, B.C. 61. (Compare Book VIII., 953; VII., 16.) or break The proud Jugurtha.Over whom Marius triumphed. Rome! in him behold His country's father, worthiest of thy vows; A name by which men shall not blush to swear, Whom, shouldst thou break the fetters from thy neck, Thou mayst in distant days decree divine. Now was the heat more dense, and through that clime Than which no further on the Southern side The gods permit, they trod; and scarcer still The water, til
61 BC (search for this): book 9, card 511
and virtue by the deed itself, Not by successful issue, should be judged, Yield, famous ancestors! Fortune, not worth Gained you your glory. But such name as his Who ever merited by successful war Or slaughtered peoples? Rather would I lead With him his triumphs through the pathless sands And Libya's bounds, than in Pompeius' car Three times ascend the Capitol,1st. For his victories in Sicily and Africa, B.C. 81; 2nd. For the conquest of Sertorius, B.C. 71; 3rd. For his Eastern triumphs, B.C. 61. (Compare Book VIII., 953; VII., 16.) or break The proud Jugurtha.Over whom Marius triumphed. Rome! in him behold His country's father, worthiest of thy vows; A name by which men shall not blush to swear, Whom, shouldst thou break the fetters from thy neck, Thou mayst in distant days decree divine. Now was the heat more dense, and through that clime Than which no further on the Southern side The gods permit, they trod; and scarcer still The water, till in middle sands they found One copious