The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-20

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lHss - svoid taludicinu- ~Ip-->-ion- ~ 20
l' sptns'imes unin'stisihl- The CON
'-a.' hstScen this studied r~~ticence Aad
'a ocrasionAl vigorous inventive. OF biting
arr asin. vas a. marked - n suggest pr
p~"tusllv smouLd~rinE fr~- Sometimes his
ser.. ~ humor tempted him 10 an us~srnly
'tsr's". a. when the ~cttiyens ~ Troy .ent
= he'a'ei d~pu's,ion 20 condol- With him
~ 'he death ~ his sor. ard he r-turn~d
NacN-nplin-nt nv EXPRESSING his svnIps'hv
v.'h their Grief a. Tho loss Of In eminent
fellow citizen Hector. He Was contempt
.'"S ~ n" arts bv which popularity 10
guued conscious ~ r,cti,uds ~ purpose
and ~ /. generally benevolent temper to-
ward his immediate attendants and he
people - Rome. he never pretended to take
pleasure in things for which he had No r.t-h
IN order 10 Yin favor simpl. in nj. tastes,
inexpensive n his pleasures. he re.erNst
Ms money Tor great emergencies. and fore
bore 20 squRnder II upon those sgnptuous
shows In which The Roman crowds do
lighted Mr. Tarver adds that ,he re-
--rv" ~ Tiber.us was the moro imposing
h"Tau-, ht. pcr~anal appearance was in
.'sg ave-inspiring the tall. gsunt old
man, with his larger eyes. his thin lips.
his bush q hair h,s stopping shoulders, and.
a. his ag~ increased. his fiery compilation.
va, 8 fgrrs calculated to inspire terror,
when the revelation Of some un~ispected
meRnness IN the part ~ others or some nors
ttan ordinarily unjust interpretation ~
hs actions Calisd forth from him one II
h's rare bursts ~ passion and searching
v''nperation But q man may thus terrifv
without possessing any propensity 20
! cruelty. mere native superiority 10 terrifying
aud ~" more ~ when its p,sss>sor ~ one
whns~ powers are great ard believed 20 bs
unlimited
II - suggested that q review az the politl-
Cnl transactions ~ Tib~rus for The year rs
\ II and Of the account which Tacitrs
gives Il them should FORM q good intro
duction 10 the study Of subsequent ev.nts
Such = review should s~t In . clear light
tie policy Of the Emperor on he one hand.
and the tendencies ~ tho Senste on the
other. II should also test the validity ~
th" clsirn set up for Tscitus 70 trrsrtialitv
When. four months after the death ~
Augustus. tho Senate mot - insugurate
NJ" policy ~ The coming wear. y expressed
a wish that Therius should accept the title
B ~ Father - his Country which they had
given 20 Apg4s'vs Th"riu. refused The
''le ~%uetouiu- has preserved = few lines
= 'he srs"ch IN which he ssnifed his
refusal II however. You shall. AZ any
time. md reason To dl.trrist my character
or INV devotion ~ Yourselves and | pray
i"avar hat dea'h may save m- from such
a change In vour opinion - N. before u
Con"s 20 rass M. tIila will add nothing
10 nv fame. ma" II will convict YOU. ~i'hcr
% PRECIPITATION IN conferring u upon mo
noV. or ~ levi'v IN forming q contrary
opinion hereafter he author submits
that Whilo the concluding word. nav sug-
g-s' a possible touch - IRONY. 'hcy afford
, NJ ground 'or ~" assumption that Tiberius
forc-aw his own ~unpopularitv. or was
CONSCIOUS II bang un~orhy Of tho honor.
~ IL in,ifnst~d bv Suctonius II seems
more reasonable to infer from tho words
: that Tih~rius d-spised the empty com
p.ir'"n'' r"'-ihlV ne vas uH's'ed nv the
"nef certain u Is 'nA' me 'yfsht VINO
N"u.i think u worth ms "hlIe 70 derrecat-
a compliment NJ 'hi- bthh h~oshS> No was
'"h-'lous ~ hl- INV ~'',h'h"''' or b~nause
u" d"hoers'ey proposed 10 MAKE hms~n
unworthy. 10 rar- IN 'he annals ~ tyranny
The Sensie wished mott to proc~~i TO q
c"re'nnhv OF deep poln'a' ssnihcance'
Jaws 'uhus Ssh curing ms short reign
had prevailed on inc senators 10 taSe an
"ath ih~dlvidhA'N that th"y would rstfy
III M tranH'H'n- augustus had rein
dHc'f the NAm' -vstein' and hal been
W." custom during ~ rrign 70 renew the
oath on therrst ray oi zach OFFICIAL year II
IL obvious that The scnAte- position vas
mus reduced from a LEGISLATIVE ana eS~"u-
tive t"iy 10 that ~ a purely consultative
BODY They might Do free TO erpress
Their opinions on questions 81 policy or 70
diN"t ms fmperors attention 70 matter.
requiring H. but they were d In ad-
vance 70 accept his decisions hoerius.
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