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The Nemesis: A Tale Of The Days Of Trajan.

" A rare prize , this , " said Balbus , after they had iterchanged greetings pointing to the book ; Marcus has excelled himself . Did ' st thou ever ) 0 so fair a pen ? but precious gems , such as are ¦ mr poems , deserves the richest dress . "

" Nothing can be too rich for Trajan , " replied aius . " His TJlpian Library bids fair to be the i nest in Rome . He says truly , that victory gives eace , but books contentment ; and while victory opels the insolence of barbarians , books advance

te people in civilisation . " " He is a great man , " said Balbus . " And a great fosterer of our trade , " said Harms . " We have a hundred books on hand

' ipying for the Ulpiau . Look at this Virgil . Its -qual was never in Rome .. Is it not rarely written , J ncl these devices , are they not quaint ?" "It is excellent , but what books are the rest ?"

"Ah , ha ! " said the bibliopole , " every library n Rome has been searched for rare copies and rare works . Now who do you think has the finest library ?" " I am sure I know not . "

" I do not speak of the number- of books , but of their value : Your cousin Adrian—I called apon him shortly after his arrival from histravels , re-• questing to see his manuscripts . He has works in sill languages , and such a Homer ! The finest that

ever Athens produced . It is written on the finest 'Papyrus , in the loveliest characters and illumined with rich lettering , ancl full of illustrative drawings . One thousand pounds did not pay the expence . "

" I knew he had some rich works , but did not think they were so valuable . " " I shall show you one of his meanest—Liipo , go and bring me hither the Plato . " The slave brought it . " ' This is a real work of art , my slaves cannot

touch it , " said Marcus , reverentlyopening the tome . " I cannot have more than one of these in my shop at a time , what a loss there would be to the ¦ world , were this to be destroyed or damaged . " " But there are surely other copies in the

world ?" " Other copies , other trash , " said the bibliopole , angrily , " tell me when saw yon ever such papyrus , such illumining , such writing . Another copy , it is unequalled ?"

" I crave your pardon , Marcus , " said Caius , smiling , " you spoke of the material body , I of the . soul . "

" Body or soul , the book is unique . " " By the way , Marcus , " said Balbus , " I have some poems lying by me at present , which I think had better be put into shape . I shall send you some immediately . "

" Of what description are they ? Nothing , I hope , in the style of the ' Gentes Romae ? ' I doubt if such another work could be safely published . "

" Ah no , they are pastoral poems , satires and the such like . Quite innocent . A child might read them . " " Very good , I shall publish them , but on the understanding that I may expunge what I

please . ' ' " Agreed . Whether go you now , Caius ?" " To the palace , to present this work to the Emperor . '' " So far shall I make bold to accompany you , "

and saluting the bibliopole , who was lost in admiration of the Plato , they left the shop . " Is not Marcus a very bear , Caius ? He is as tender of the delicate reputation of his works , as a prude of her good name . "

"I honour him for it , " replied Caius , " written immorality lives , while spoken immorality dies with the generation . I admire the poet in Ovid , but I hate his principles . Cutting out the indelicacy from his pages , there is still sufficient left to

prove his claim to greatness . Perhaps more , for his licentiousness is only the gross earth enveloping the spirit , destroy that body and the soul rises at once to heaven . "

"I believe you are right , Gaius . My unfortunate ' Gentes Romae' was written in the cause of virtue , its theme was the ugliness of vice , and how could I show that but by example . Precept is good , example better . "

" True , but the past is past , and should be left in its funeral urn . " " I wish I had submitted the work to you before I committed it to the world , still it has had a great sale . "

" Doubtless , for one purchaser of c Virgils ' Eniad , ' Marcus has twenty for f Ovids' Art of Love . ' 'Tis the world . "

" A noble Greek , Murtius by name , at present living at Rome desires your acquaintanceship . " " Murtius ? " said Caius , musingly , " surely I know thj 3 name . I have heard [ it somewhere before . " " Likely , " said Balbus , an uncomfortable feeling

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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CORNWALL. Article 1
SOUTH METROPOLITAN MASONIC HALL COMPANY (LIMITED). Article 2
ORATION Article 3
CLASSICAL THEOLOGY.—LXXXIII. Article 7
THE NEMESIS: A TALE OF THE DAYS OF TRAJAN. Article 9
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 11
Untitled Article 12
MASONIC MEMS. Article 12
METROPOLITAN. Article 12
PROVINCIAL. Article 15
MARK MASONRY. Article 18
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 18
KNIGHTS TEHPLAR. Article 18
KNIGHTS OF CONSTANTINOPLE. Article 19
CHANNEL ISLANDS. Article 19
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 19
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 1ST, 1866. Article 19
THE WEEK. Article 19
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The Nemesis: A Tale Of The Days Of Trajan.

" A rare prize , this , " said Balbus , after they had iterchanged greetings pointing to the book ; Marcus has excelled himself . Did ' st thou ever ) 0 so fair a pen ? but precious gems , such as are ¦ mr poems , deserves the richest dress . "

" Nothing can be too rich for Trajan , " replied aius . " His TJlpian Library bids fair to be the i nest in Rome . He says truly , that victory gives eace , but books contentment ; and while victory opels the insolence of barbarians , books advance

te people in civilisation . " " He is a great man , " said Balbus . " And a great fosterer of our trade , " said Harms . " We have a hundred books on hand

' ipying for the Ulpiau . Look at this Virgil . Its -qual was never in Rome .. Is it not rarely written , J ncl these devices , are they not quaint ?" "It is excellent , but what books are the rest ?"

"Ah , ha ! " said the bibliopole , " every library n Rome has been searched for rare copies and rare works . Now who do you think has the finest library ?" " I am sure I know not . "

" I do not speak of the number- of books , but of their value : Your cousin Adrian—I called apon him shortly after his arrival from histravels , re-• questing to see his manuscripts . He has works in sill languages , and such a Homer ! The finest that

ever Athens produced . It is written on the finest 'Papyrus , in the loveliest characters and illumined with rich lettering , ancl full of illustrative drawings . One thousand pounds did not pay the expence . "

" I knew he had some rich works , but did not think they were so valuable . " " I shall show you one of his meanest—Liipo , go and bring me hither the Plato . " The slave brought it . " ' This is a real work of art , my slaves cannot

touch it , " said Marcus , reverentlyopening the tome . " I cannot have more than one of these in my shop at a time , what a loss there would be to the ¦ world , were this to be destroyed or damaged . " " But there are surely other copies in the

world ?" " Other copies , other trash , " said the bibliopole , angrily , " tell me when saw yon ever such papyrus , such illumining , such writing . Another copy , it is unequalled ?"

" I crave your pardon , Marcus , " said Caius , smiling , " you spoke of the material body , I of the . soul . "

" Body or soul , the book is unique . " " By the way , Marcus , " said Balbus , " I have some poems lying by me at present , which I think had better be put into shape . I shall send you some immediately . "

" Of what description are they ? Nothing , I hope , in the style of the ' Gentes Romae ? ' I doubt if such another work could be safely published . "

" Ah no , they are pastoral poems , satires and the such like . Quite innocent . A child might read them . " " Very good , I shall publish them , but on the understanding that I may expunge what I

please . ' ' " Agreed . Whether go you now , Caius ?" " To the palace , to present this work to the Emperor . '' " So far shall I make bold to accompany you , "

and saluting the bibliopole , who was lost in admiration of the Plato , they left the shop . " Is not Marcus a very bear , Caius ? He is as tender of the delicate reputation of his works , as a prude of her good name . "

"I honour him for it , " replied Caius , " written immorality lives , while spoken immorality dies with the generation . I admire the poet in Ovid , but I hate his principles . Cutting out the indelicacy from his pages , there is still sufficient left to

prove his claim to greatness . Perhaps more , for his licentiousness is only the gross earth enveloping the spirit , destroy that body and the soul rises at once to heaven . "

"I believe you are right , Gaius . My unfortunate ' Gentes Romae' was written in the cause of virtue , its theme was the ugliness of vice , and how could I show that but by example . Precept is good , example better . "

" True , but the past is past , and should be left in its funeral urn . " " I wish I had submitted the work to you before I committed it to the world , still it has had a great sale . "

" Doubtless , for one purchaser of c Virgils ' Eniad , ' Marcus has twenty for f Ovids' Art of Love . ' 'Tis the world . "

" A noble Greek , Murtius by name , at present living at Rome desires your acquaintanceship . " " Murtius ? " said Caius , musingly , " surely I know thj 3 name . I have heard [ it somewhere before . " " Likely , " said Balbus , an uncomfortable feeling

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