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 | | Besides, it was certain -- Antony's stanchest friends made no attempt to conceal the fact -- that the Queen's presence with the army exerted a disturbing influence, and could not fail to curb the daring courage of the brave general. |
 | | But even after the latter had deserted Octavia, the sister of Octavianus, to return to Cleopatra, the object of his love, and there was an open breach between the two rivals for the sovereignty of the world, Antony had been friendly to Arius and borne him no grudge for his close relations to his rival. |
 | | The Queen, too, had heard her, and, after the Adonis festival, her uncle Arius had presented her to Antony, who expressed his admiration with all the fervour of his frank nature, and afterwards came to her house a second time, accompanied by his son Antyllus. |
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