 Chilo, who was a good grammarian, and taught several other children. .But he tells us, he did not choose that his son should be reprimanded by a slave, or pulled by the ears, if he happened to be slow in learning ; or that he should be indebted to so...  Plutarch's Lives - Page 192by Plutarch - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Plutarch - 1770 - 518 pages
...in grammar, in law, and in the neceflary exercifes. For he taught him not only how to throw a darr, to fight hand to hand, and to ride, but to box, to endure heat and cold, and to fwim the moft rapid river. He farther acquaints us, that he wrote hiftories for him with his own hand,... | |
 | Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne - 1794 - 404 pages
...was, therefore, himfelf his preceptor in grammar, in law, and in the neceffary exercifes. For fc\e taught him not only how to throw a dart, to fight...ride, but to box, to endure heat and cold, and to fwim the ยป- ' moll Jnoft rapid river. He farther acquaints us, that he wroter hiflories for him with... | |
 | Plutarch - 1795 - 412 pages
...himfelf his preceptor in grammar, in law, and. in the neceflary exercifes. For he taught him not only bow to throw a dart, to fight hand to hand, and to ride, but to box, to endure heat and cold, and to fwirn the iroft rapid rivers. He farther acquaints us, that he wrote hiilorie.s for him with his own... | |
 | Plutarch - 1804 - 412 pages
...education. He was, therefore, himfelf his preceptor in grammar, in law, and in the neceflary exercifes. For he taught him not only how to throw a dart, to...ride, but to box, to endure heat and cold, and to iwiia the mof t rapid rivers. He farther acquaints us, that he wrote hiftories -for him with his own... | |
 | Plutarch - 1808 - 342 pages
...education. He was, therefore, himfelf his preceptor in grammar, in law, and in the neceflary exercifes : for he taught him not only how to throw a dart, to...ride, but to box, to endure heat and cold, and to fwim the moft rapid rivers. He farther acquaints us, that he wrote hiftories for him with his own hand... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1810 - 746 pages
...happened to be slow in learning; or that he should be indebted to so mean a person for his education. He was, therefore, himself his preceptor in grammar,...roughest and most rapid parts of the river. He wrote histories for him,,.ue. farther acquaints us, with his own hand in large characters,; so that, without... | |
 | Plutarch - 1811 - 352 pages
...happened to be slow in learning; or that he should be indebted to so mean a person for his education. He was, therefore, himself his preceptor in grammar,...roughest and most rapid parts of the river. He wrote histories for him, he farther acquaints us, with his own hand in large characters; so that, without... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1812 - 690 pages
...happened to be slow in learning; or that he should be indebted to so mean a person for his education. He was therefore himself his preceptor in grammar,...ride, but to box, to endure heat and cold, and to swim the most rapid rivers. He further acquaints us, that he wrote histories for him \vith his own hand... | |
 | Plutarch - 1822 - 504 pages
...happened to be slow in learning ; or that he should be indebted to so mean a person for his education. He was, therefore, himself his preceptor in grammar,...ride, but to box, to endure heat and cold, and to swim the most rapid rivers. He farther acquaints us, that he wrote histories for him with his own hand,... | |
 | 1869 - 514 pages
...the dawn of understanding appeared Cato took upon him the office of schoolmaster to his son. He was his preceptor in grammar, in law, and in the necessary...ride, but to box, to endure heat and cold, and to swim the most rapid rivers." Julius Caesar was also a good swimmer, for we read in the Roman history : "... | |
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