He has gone to his rest, and sleeps in an honored grave, having upon the simple stone above him no lying epitaph), had an old negro who rejoiced in the name of Pompey, and a Merino buck, the latter a valiant animal, that was ready to fight with anybody, or anything, that crossed his path.

Great was the astonishment, but greater the wrath of Pompey, and dire the vengeance that he denounced against his assailant.

Getting down on all fours, and managing to hold the stone against his head, Pompey challenged his enemy to combat.

Pompey was taken up for dead, but his wool and the thickness of his scull saved him.

Explain the matter to him ever so scientifically, demonstrate it on the clearest principles of mechanical philosophy, still Pompey would shake his head, and as he walked away, would mutter to himself, 'de debbil helps dat ram, sure.

"Bring twenty candles, Pompey," my host called out, "and the great punch-bowl.

Pompey, (sawing.)

We know that Caesar was ambitious; but we do not know whether he was more or less so than Pompey, nor do we know how far he was justified in his usurpation.

To keep up this town house, and some fifteen villas in different parts of Italy, and to feast the greatest nobles, like Pompey and Caesar, would imply that his income was enormous, much greater than that of any modern professional man.

He appealed to his friend Pompey, but Pompey turned a deaf ear; and also to Caesar, but Caesar was then outside the walls of the city in command of an army.

Pompey was pompous, overrated, and proud, and had been fortunate in the East.

Her gathered adherents had made but little advance towards regaining her rights when, in August, 48, Caesar landed in pursuit of Pompey, whom he had defeated at Pharsalia.

Pompey's assassination left Caesar free, and he proceeded to Alexandria to establish himself for the winter.

"He was on Pompey.

But I think Pompey likes it, don't you?"

"Isn't Pompey tired?

" "Caesar and Pompey are both dead beat," said Piers.

We'll see if Pompey has got the supper he deserves.

The fame of Caesar rests as much on his conquests of the Celtic barbarians of Europe as on his conflict with Pompey; but whether Cyrus obtained military fame or not in his wars against the Turanians, he doubtless proved himself a benefactor to humanity more in arresting the tide of Scythian invasion than by those conquests which have given him immortality.

If they ever thought of the future it was only as the patricians in Pompey's camp thought; who had no time to prepare for a campaign against Caesar, because they were absorbed in distributing offices among themselves, or in inventing torments to inflict on the rebels.

He was a good boy, this Duroc, with his head full of the nonsense that they teach at St Cyr, knowing more about Alexander and Pompey than how to mix a horse's fodder or care for a horse's feet.

On entering this avenue, old Pompey came running towards them with a brow darkened a number of shades by his agitation, and grasping the bridle of Captain Edward's horse, exclaimed: "'Oh! for Heaven's sake, good master Edwards, don't go to the house!'

"'You stop me, sir; I must tell my story in my own way,' replied Pompey.

"If Pompey shall but everso little seem to like it.

"Does Bridget paint still, Pompey?