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... , 26 . “ Αθάνατόν ἐστι κακὸν ἀναγκαῖον γυνή . " " PHILEMON . Fabulae Incertae , Fragment 103 . " Woman's a necessary and undying evil . " « Αθανάτων μετὰ φῦλον ἴτον προλιπόντ ̓ ἀνθρώπους Αἰδὼς καὶ Νέμεσις 312 ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΝ - ΑΘΑΝΑΤΟΝ .
... , 26 . “ Αθάνατόν ἐστι κακὸν ἀναγκαῖον γυνή . " " PHILEMON . Fabulae Incertae , Fragment 103 . " Woman's a necessary and undying evil . " « Αθανάτων μετὰ φῦλον ἴτον προλιπόντ ̓ ἀνθρώπους Αἰδὼς καὶ Νέμεσις 312 ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΝ - ΑΘΑΝΑΤΟΝ .
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Thomas Benfield Harbottle. “ Αἵδε δὲ νύκτες ἀθέσφατοι · ἔστι μὲν εὕδειν , ἔστι δὲ τερπομένοισιν ἀκούειν · οὐδέ τί σε χρή , πρὶν ὥρη , καταλέχθαι · ἀνίη καὶ πολὺς ὕπνος . HOMER . Odyssey , XV . , 392 . " For now the nights move slowly and ...
Thomas Benfield Harbottle. “ Αἵδε δὲ νύκτες ἀθέσφατοι · ἔστι μὲν εὕδειν , ἔστι δὲ τερπομένοισιν ἀκούειν · οὐδέ τί σε χρή , πρὶν ὥρη , καταλέχθαι · ἀνίη καὶ πολὺς ὕπνος . HOMER . Odyssey , XV . , 392 . " For now the nights move slowly and ...
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... ἐστι , τὸ δ ' ἀτρεκὲς ὄλβιος οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων , ὁπόσους ἠέλιος καθορᾷ . ” THEOGNIS . Sententiae , 167 . " To every man a different woe ; on one Who's truly happy ne'er the sun looks down . " “ Οὐ γὰρ θέμις ζῆν πλὴν θεοῖς ἄνευ κακοῦ ...
... ἐστι , τὸ δ ' ἀτρεκὲς ὄλβιος οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων , ὁπόσους ἠέλιος καθορᾷ . ” THEOGNIS . Sententiae , 167 . " To every man a different woe ; on one Who's truly happy ne'er the sun looks down . " “ Οὐ γὰρ θέμις ζῆν πλὴν θεοῖς ἄνευ κακοῦ ...
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... Ἔστι μὲν λόγων ἀκοῦσαι πρῶτον , ὡς ἡμῖν δοκεῖ , χρήσιμον · μάθοι γὰρ ἄν τις κἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν σοφόν . ” ARISTOPHANES . Aves , 381 .- ( Chorus . ) " But first , methinks , we should admit a parley , For even from foes a man may wisdom ...
... Ἔστι μὲν λόγων ἀκοῦσαι πρῶτον , ὡς ἡμῖν δοκεῖ , χρήσιμον · μάθοι γὰρ ἄν τις κἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν σοφόν . ” ARISTOPHANES . Aves , 381 .- ( Chorus . ) " But first , methinks , we should admit a parley , For even from foes a man may wisdom ...
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... ἐστι τῶν ἀναισχύντων φύσει γυναικῶν οὐδὲν κάκιον εἰς ἅπαντα , πλὴν ἄρ ἢ γυναῖκες . ” ARISTOPHANES . Thesm yphoriazusae , : 81. - ( Chorus . ) " There's nothing in the world worse than a woman By nature shameless , save some other woman ...
... ἐστι τῶν ἀναισχύντων φύσει γυναικῶν οὐδὲν κάκιον εἰς ἅπαντα , πλὴν ἄρ ἢ γυναῖκες . ” ARISTOPHANES . Thesm yphoriazusae , : 81. - ( Chorus . ) " There's nothing in the world worse than a woman By nature shameless , save some other woman ...
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