Plutarch's Lives: Translated from the Original Greek, 3. kötetBrannan and Morford, 1811 |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 69 találatból.
4. oldal
... causes , neither could he stoop to salute , and solicit , and caress the peo- ple , which was the method that most men took who aimed at popularity . Not but that he had received ta- lents from nature to acquit himself well in either of ...
... causes , neither could he stoop to salute , and solicit , and caress the peo- ple , which was the method that most men took who aimed at popularity . Not but that he had received ta- lents from nature to acquit himself well in either of ...
7. oldal
... causes the marriage state fell into disrepu- tation and contempt , and it became necessary to force men by penal laws into a society , where they expected no secure or last- ing happiness . Among the Romans domestic corruption grew of a ...
... causes the marriage state fell into disrepu- tation and contempt , and it became necessary to force men by penal laws into a society , where they expected no secure or last- ing happiness . Among the Romans domestic corruption grew of a ...
10. oldal
... caused proclamation to be made by a herald at the Isthmian games that Greece was free . See his Life , Vol . II . 39 This Antigonus killed Eumenes , and took Babylon from Se- leucus ; and when his son Demetrius had overthrown Ptolemy's ...
... caused proclamation to be made by a herald at the Isthmian games that Greece was free . See his Life , Vol . II . 39 This Antigonus killed Eumenes , and took Babylon from Se- leucus ; and when his son Demetrius had overthrown Ptolemy's ...
13. oldal
... caused representations to be made to Antiochus king of Syria , that the Romans were equally enemies to all kings : but , Eumenes demanding fifteen hundred talents , a stop was put to the negotiation . The very treating , however , with ...
... caused representations to be made to Antiochus king of Syria , that the Romans were equally enemies to all kings : but , Eumenes demanding fifteen hundred talents , a stop was put to the negotiation . The very treating , however , with ...
19. oldal
... caused several pits and wells to be dug at the foot of it . These were soon filled with clear water , which ran into ... cause of it . But those who teach this doctrine , give occasion to the sceptical to observe that by parity of reason ...
... caused several pits and wells to be dug at the foot of it . These were soon filled with clear water , which ran into ... cause of it . But those who teach this doctrine , give occasion to the sceptical to observe that by parity of reason ...
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Achæans action Æmilius affairs afterward Alexander Annibal Antigonus Antiochus appeared Archimedes Aristides arms army Athenians Athens attack barbarians battle body Boeotia brought called camp Carthaginians Cato cavalry Cineas citizens command consul danger death Demetrius despatched Dinocrates embassadors endeavoured enemy enemy's engaged Epaminondas Epirus Etolians Fabius favour fell fight Flaminius foot forces fortune fought friends gained Gauls gave glory Grecian Greece Greeks hands honour horse hundred illustrious killed king Lacedæmonians liberty likewise Livy Lucius Lysimachus Macedon Macedonians Marcellus marched Mardonius Neoptolemus observed occasion officers Paulus Pausanias Pelopidas Perseus Persians person Philip Philopomen Platææ Plutarch Polybius Pyrrhus received Ricard Romans Rome sacrifice says Scipio senate sent Sicily slain soldiers soon Spartans sword Syracusans temple Thebans Thebes Themistocles Thessaly thing thousand tion Titus took town tribune triumph troops tyrant victory virtue whole wounded young
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340. oldal - 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...
45. oldal - 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.
126. oldal - But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
124. oldal - 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...
158. oldal - 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 ?"
46. oldal - 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.
318. oldal - 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.