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Satyricon tales of vice and luxury in imperial Rome. [Rom. Lit.: Satyricon] See : Debauchery Satyricon novel by Petronius depicting social excesses in imperial Rome. [Rom. Lit.: Magill II, 938] See : Decadence How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For, while he was but too ready to accept the position that was almost immediately offered to him on his coming of age, and found, indeed, a subtle pleasure in the thought that he might really become to the London of his own day what to imperial Neronian Rome the author of the Satyricon once had been, yet in his inmost heart he desired to be something more than a mere arbiter elegantiarum, to be consulted on the wearing of a jewel, or the knotting of a necktie, or the conduct of a cane. |
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