. Thackerayana;. . . Democies, surnamed the Beautiful, in order to escape theviolence of Demetrius, threw himself, while still a youth, into avessel of boiling water, which was being prepared to heat a bath,and was scalded to death; preferring to sacrifice his life ratherthan lose his honour.—Vol. VII. p. 374. The Engagement of Pyrrhus with the Consul Aevinus. . Pyrrhus exerted himself without any precaution for hisown security. He overthrew all that opposed him; never losing 44 THACKER A YANA. sight of the duties of a general, he preserved perfect coolness,giving orders as if he were not expo
. Thackerayana;. . . Democies, surnamed the Beautiful, in order to escape theviolence of Demetrius, threw himself, while still a youth, into avessel of boiling water, which was being prepared to heat a bath,and was scalded to death; preferring to sacrifice his life ratherthan lose his honour.—Vol. VII. p. 374. The Engagement of Pyrrhus with the Consul Aevinus. . Pyrrhus exerted himself without any precaution for hisown security. He overthrew all that opposed him; never losing 44 THACKER A YANA. sight of the duties of a general, he preserved perfect coolness,giving orders as if he were not exposed to peril j hurrying from
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