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... ἐν κονίῃσιν Νῶτον ὄπισθ ̓ αἰχμῇ δουρὸς ἐληλαμένος . -66 TYRTAEUS . Elegies , XI . ( VII . ) , 19 . " Shamed is the ... ἐν κακότητι βροτοὶ καταγηράσκουσιν . ” .669 " " Works and Days , 93 . HESIOD . " Swift in ill - fortune comes old age ...
... ἐν κονίῃσιν Νῶτον ὄπισθ ̓ αἰχμῇ δουρὸς ἐληλαμένος . -66 TYRTAEUS . Elegies , XI . ( VII . ) , 19 . " Shamed is the ... ἐν κακότητι βροτοὶ καταγηράσκουσιν . ” .669 " " Works and Days , 93 . HESIOD . " Swift in ill - fortune comes old age ...
Page 317
... ἐν θυμῷ κατακεῖσθαι ἐάσομεν , ἀχνύμενοί περ , οὐ γάρ τις πρῆξις πέλεται κρυεροῖο γόοιο . " " HOMER . Iliad , XXIV . , " In our hearts , Though filled with grief , let us that grief suppress ; For woeful lamentation nought avails ...
... ἐν θυμῷ κατακεῖσθαι ἐάσομεν , ἀχνύμενοί περ , οὐ γάρ τις πρῆξις πέλεται κρυεροῖο γόοιο . " " HOMER . Iliad , XXIV . , " In our hearts , Though filled with grief , let us that grief suppress ; For woeful lamentation nought avails ...
Page 321
... ἐν στήθεσσι τιθεῖ νόον εὐρύοπα Ζεύς ἐσθλόν . τοῦ δέ τε πολλοὶ ἐπαυρίσκοντ ̓ ἄνθρωποι . ” HOMER . Iliad , XIII . , 730 . " To one the gods have granted warlike might , To one the dance , to one the lyre and song ; While in another's ...
... ἐν στήθεσσι τιθεῖ νόον εὐρύοπα Ζεύς ἐσθλόν . τοῦ δέ τε πολλοὶ ἐπαυρίσκοντ ̓ ἄνθρωποι . ” HOMER . Iliad , XIII . , 730 . " To one the gods have granted warlike might , To one the dance , to one the lyre and song ; While in another's ...
Page 326
... ἐν τοῖς κακοῖσι μὴ τεθυμῶσθαι θεοῖς . ” AESCHYLUS . Fragment 358 . “ Wise men and upright by this sign ye know ; Ne'er in misfortune rail they at the gods . ' “ Ανδρῶν δὲ φαύλων ὅρκον εἰς ὕδωρ γράφε . ” 669 " " MENANDER . Monosticha ...
... ἐν τοῖς κακοῖσι μὴ τεθυμῶσθαι θεοῖς . ” AESCHYLUS . Fragment 358 . “ Wise men and upright by this sign ye know ; Ne'er in misfortune rail they at the gods . ' “ Ανδρῶν δὲ φαύλων ὅρκον εἰς ὕδωρ γράφε . ” 669 " " MENANDER . Monosticha ...
Page 327
... ἐν δὲ τῷ ἔργῳ θρασὺς εἴη . " " HERODOTUS . Histories , VII . , 49 . " He acts most wisely who makes his plans with caution , recognising that any untoward event may occur , but , when the time for action arrives , acts with decision ...
... ἐν δὲ τῷ ἔργῳ θρασὺς εἴη . " " HERODOTUS . Histories , VII . , 49 . " He acts most wisely who makes his plans with caution , recognising that any untoward event may occur , but , when the time for action arrives , acts with decision ...
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