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and became a common topic of ridicule
Hence there was an allusion to him in a farce, which was acted at the next public sports, and was received with great applause, and became a common topic of ridicule 350 : that the old goat———— XLVI.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

and became a common topic of ridicule
Hence there was an allusion to him in a farce, which was acted at the next public sports, and was received with great applause, and became a common topic of ridicule
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 03: Tiberius by Suetonius

and Barzan and crossing the Oramar river
It was here that we looked to meet the Sheikh, for it is a recognized halting-point between Amadia and Barzan; and, crossing the Oramar river, we bent our way towards the tower.
— from The Cradle of Mankind; Life in Eastern Kurdistan by Edgar Thomas Ainger Wigram

Aguladock being alive confessed that on receiving
The other leader Aguladock being alive confessed, that on receiving the first news of Solovioff's arrival they had resolved to attack the crew and burn the ship.
— from Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China by William Coxe

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