 | Sir Walter Raleigh - Great Britain - 1829 - 560 pages
...train of mourners, thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom in the like sort they had given attendance the last year, but saw neither of them...giving or taking battle, until he well understood the enemy's condition. But the consul made him a froward answer, and said, that he would fight the very... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - English literature - 1829 - 562 pages
...M. Livius, that he should abstain from giving or taking battle, until he well understood the enemy's condition. But the consul made him a froward answer, and said, that he would fight the very first day ; for that he thought it long, till he should either recover his honour by victory,... | |
 | Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1851 - 376 pages
...train of mourners, thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom, in the like sort, they had given attendance the last year, but saw neither of them...a froward answer, and said that he would fight the very first day, for that he thought it long till he should either recover his honor by victory, or,... | |
 | sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - 1851 - 326 pages
...train of mourners; thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom, in the like sort, they had given attendance the last year; but saw neither of them...Livius, that he should abstain from giving or taking battel, until he well understood the enemies condition. But the consul made him a froward answer, and... | |
 | Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1858 - 380 pages
...train of mourners, thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom, in the like sort, they had given attendance the last year, but saw neither of them...war. Particularly old Q,. Fabius gave his accustomed advicn to M. Livius, I 112 BATTLE OF THE METAUB.US. that he should abstain from giving or taking battle... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1862 - 392 pages
...Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom, in the like sort, th?y had given attendance the last year, but taw neither of them return alive from a less dangerous...battle until he well understood the enemies condition. v But the consul made him a froward answer, and said that he would fight the very first day, for that... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1863 - 382 pages
...train of mourners, thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom, in the like sort, th^y had given attendance the last year, but saw neither of them return alive from a less dangerous waj. Particularly old Q,. Fabius gave his accustomed advico to M. Livius, that he should abstain from... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1879 - 434 pages
...train of mourners ; thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom, in the like sort, they had given attendance the last year, but saw neither of them...understood the enemies' condition. But the consul made 1dm a froward answer, and said, that he would fight the very first day, for that he thought it long... | |
 | Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - Literature - 1899 - 488 pages
...train of mourners, thinking upon Marcellus and Cnspinus, upon whom, in the like sort, they had given attendance the last year, but saw neither of them...giving or taking battle until he well understood the enemy's condition. But the consul made him a froward answer, and said that he would fight the very... | |
 | Archibald Wilberforce - Battles - 1899 - 536 pages
...train of mourners, thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus, upon whom, in the like sort, they had given attendance the last year, but saw neither of them...should abstain from giving or taking battle until he vell understood the cnemie's condition. But the consul made him a froward answer, and said that he... | |
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... at his first setting out of Spain. These considerations and the like, of which fear presented many unto them, caused the people of Rome to wait upon their consuls out of the town, like a pensive train of mourners, thinking upon Marcellus and Crispinus,... 
