Plutarch's Lives: Translated from the Original Greek, Volume 3Brannan and Morford, 1811 |
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... Etolian , and Neon the Boeotian : neither did any of his soldiers follow him except the Cretans , who were attached not to his person but to his money , as bees are to the honey- comb . For he carried much treasure along with him , and ...
... Etolian , and Neon the Boeotian : neither did any of his soldiers follow him except the Cretans , who were attached not to his person but to his money , as bees are to the honey- comb . For he carried much treasure along with him , and ...
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... Etolian and Neon the Baotian , because they had always been friends to Perseus , and had not even now deserted him , were condemned and lost their heads . So unjust , amidst all the specious appear- ances of justice , were the ...
... Etolian and Neon the Baotian , because they had always been friends to Perseus , and had not even now deserted him , were condemned and lost their heads . So unjust , amidst all the specious appear- ances of justice , were the ...
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... Etolians , has painted this foul action of the Lacedæmonians in its true colours . To shut its eyes , in or- der to hinder others from seeing it , in the ostrich indeed is merely foolish ; but in man it is at least as profligate as it ...
... Etolians , has painted this foul action of the Lacedæmonians in its true colours . To shut its eyes , in or- der to hinder others from seeing it , in the ostrich indeed is merely foolish ; but in man it is at least as profligate as it ...
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... Etolians . Cato despising these troops , as well on account of their number as their negligence 32 , drew his sword the first , and rushed upon them with all the alarm of voices and trumpets . The Etolians no sooner saw him descend from ...
... Etolians . Cato despising these troops , as well on account of their number as their negligence 32 , drew his sword the first , and rushed upon them with all the alarm of voices and trumpets . The Etolians no sooner saw him descend from ...
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... Etolians and Eleans near the river Larissus16 , Demophantus general of the Elean horse advanced before the lines at full speed against Philopœ- men . Philopomen preventing his blow , with a push of the spear brought him dead to the ...
... Etolians and Eleans near the river Larissus16 , Demophantus general of the Elean horse advanced before the lines at full speed against Philopœ- men . Philopomen preventing his blow , with a push of the spear brought him dead to the ...
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Page 340 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride? How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire...
Page 45 - Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The source of evil one, and one of good; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills, Blessings to these, to those distributes ills; To most, he mingles both. The wretch decreed To taste the bad, unrnix'd, is curst indeed; Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven, He wanders, outcast both of earth and heaven.
Page 126 - But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
Page 124 - Not that fair field Of Enna, where Proserpine gathering flowers, Herself a fairer flower by gloomy Dis Was gathered, which cost Ceres all that pain To seek her through the world...
Page 158 - Aristides, whom he took for some ordinary person, and giving him his shell, desired him to write Aristides upon it. The good man, surprised at the adventure, asked him, " Whether Aristides had ever injured him ?"
Page 46 - For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red : it is full mixed, and he poureth out of the same. 10 As for the dregs thereof : all the ungodly of the earth shall drink them, and suck them out.
Page 318 - Hitherto I have regarded my blindness as a misfortune, but now, Romans, I wish I had been as deaf as I am blind ; for then I should not have heard of your shameful counsels and decrees, so ruinous to the glory of Rome.