Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Volume 6Charles Dudley Warner International Society, 1897 |
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Page 2705
... gladiator ? how drolly he is dressed ! » " Yes , " said the ædile's wife with complacent importance , for she knew all the names and qualities of each combatant : " he is a retiarius or netter ; he is armed only , you see , with a three ...
... gladiator ? how drolly he is dressed ! » " Yes , " said the ædile's wife with complacent importance , for she knew all the names and qualities of each combatant : " he is a retiarius or netter ; he is armed only , you see , with a three ...
Page 2711
... gladiator from the deadly snare ; he uttered a sharp cry of joy and rage and rushed upon Niger ; but Niger had already drawn in his net , thrown it across his shoulders , and now fled around the lists with a swiftness which the secutor ...
... gladiator from the deadly snare ; he uttered a sharp cry of joy and rage and rushed upon Niger ; but Niger had already drawn in his net , thrown it across his shoulders , and now fled around the lists with a swiftness which the secutor ...
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... gladiator ? " " A Sporus ! -a Sporus ! " shouted the populace , as Niger , now having suddenly paused , had again cast his net , and again un- successfully . He had not retreated this time with sufficient agility the sword of Sporus had ...
... gladiator ? " " A Sporus ! -a Sporus ! " shouted the populace , as Niger , now having suddenly paused , had again cast his net , and again un- successfully . He had not retreated this time with sufficient agility the sword of Sporus had ...
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