Augustus
[ɔ:'gʌstəs]
Definition
(noun.) Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14).
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Examples
- Why, I am a better-looking fellow than Worcester, at all events, said Augustus. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Augustus, at the word of command, took off his coat and waistcoat and began rowing, while Berkeley was all attention to us. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I am commissioned to intercede for Augustus. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Peter Augustus had an inventive, an original genius. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Tartar was dismissed; Peter Augustus was soothed--for Shirley had looks and tones that might soothe a very bull. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Pray do not go, said my wild, young tormentor, Augustus Berkeley, who came upstairs without permission, just as we were ready to start. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Augustus, for Heaven's sake, explain it! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Do not be so severe on poor Augustus, said Colonel Berkeley, who was always the most affectionate brother I ever met with in my life. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Augustus left me sulkily, and we were soon on our way to Brighton. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Besides my poor brother Augustus is going mad for you, Harriette, and, apropos of him, you really treat him very ill. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- No, Peter Augustus; we can have nothing to say to you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I remarked that they were only joking, and everybody knows Augustus too well to believe one word he says on these sort of subjects. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The age of Augustus was an age of imitative literature. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Well, said Augustus, however that may be, I will never forgive you for going to Worcester. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I picked it up and read: CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON, Appledore Towers, Hampstead. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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