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Tribune in sentence

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He was a patrician, a military tribune, a powerful man; but above every power of that world to which he belonged was a madman whose will and malignity it was impossible to foresee.
Greater struggles must the young tribune have with himself to submit, even in silence, to that honor with which among those people the name of Christ and His religion was surrounded.
Meanwhile he visited Vinicius frequently, first, because he could not, despite all his Roman selfishness, rid himself of attachment to the young tribune, and second, because he wished to persuade him to the journey.
At sight of the young tribune, astonishment was reflected on all faces; but he said,--"I greet you in the name of Christ, whom ye honor."
"Vinicius, a tribune of the army, an Augustian.
The young tribune sprang to his back and rushed on.
Under the influence of a sleepless night, mad riding, and impressions, a wonderful exaltation possessed the young tribune; in this exaltation all things seemed possible: Peter speaks to the flame, opens it with a word, and they pass uninjured through an alley of fire.
The young tribune with supreme effort, and exposing his life every moment, forced his way at last to the Appian Gate; but there he saw that he could not reach the city through the division of the Porta Capena, not merely because of the throng, but also because of the terrible heat from which the whole atmosphere was quivering inside the gate.
Recognizing a tribune and an Augustian, the centurion did not dare to disobey the order.
The young tribune's hair stood on end at thought of what must happen nearer the fire.
When the young tribune had recovered his strength altogether, he declared that he would search further for Linus that very night.
"Thou art right; lead on!" said the tribune.
Peter placed his hand on the tribune's head.
The young tribune did not venture to interrupt his prayers; hence he walked on in silence, merely imploring pity with his eyes, and trembling from alarm.
At this the young tribune's features contracted with pain and rage, and from his fixed jaws a gritting sound was heard.
Moreover he was right; for on the Palatine they had counted on the visit of the young tribune, and had taken needful precautions.
All the pretorian guards taking turn before the Mamertine prison knew him, and generally they raised not the least difficulty; this time, however, the line did not open, but a centurion approached him and said,--"Pardon, noble tribune, to-day we have a command to admit no one."
Meanwhile the runners had opened the way, and the Egyptians were ready to move, when the young tribune, who in one moment understood many things which till then had been incomprehensible, approached the litter.
The young tribune stood some time with drooping head; then raised it and said in a whisper,--"True, centurion.
"He is," answered the tribune.
The young tribune now thought only of seeing her in prison.
The young tribune began by examining the first dungeon carefully; he looked into all the dark corners hardly reached by the light of his torch; he examined figures sleeping at the walls under coarse cloths; he saw that the most grievously ill were drawn into a corner apart.
Tigellinus had kept secret the kind of punishment intended for the betrothed of the young tribune; but that merely roused general curiosity.
The pretorian guards were increased; command over them was held, not by a centurion, but by the tribune Subrius Flavius, known hitherto for blind attachment to Nero.
It seemed to the tribune that uncertainty would kill him before he should see the spectacle.
The face of the old tribune was stern, but covered with tears, and he was holding his hand up in sign of mercy.
But the Apostle placed his hand on the tribune's head and answered,--"In my soul I hear these words of the Lord, which He spoke to me on the Lake of Tiberias: 'When thou wert young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldst; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldst not.'Therefore it is proper that I follow my flock."
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