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 to blame Tiberius:" And even as Gordon has translated these words, the ellipsis is too violent for the English language; "hence against Tiberius many complaints."

" nine days the arrows of the god were darted through the camp." The elliptical brevity of Mr Macpherson's translation of this verse, has no parallel in the original; nor is it agreeable to the English idiom: