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... lion and a tiger , and attended by old Sile'nus , riding on an ass , and a troop of Sat'yrs and Bac'chanals . 45. The Sat'yrs were rural deities , generally attendant on Pan and Baechus ; they had the legs , feet 30 INTRODUCTION TO.
... lion and a tiger , and attended by old Sile'nus , riding on an ass , and a troop of Sat'yrs and Bac'chanals . 45. The Sat'yrs were rural deities , generally attendant on Pan and Baechus ; they had the legs , feet 30 INTRODUCTION TO.
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... troops for one day in regular succession . 11. But this arrangement was soon found to be so very inconvenient , that , by the advice of Aristi'des , the chief command was vested in Milti'ades alone , as the ablest and most experienced ...
... troops for one day in regular succession . 11. But this arrangement was soon found to be so very inconvenient , that , by the advice of Aristi'des , the chief command was vested in Milti'ades alone , as the ablest and most experienced ...
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... troops upon this pressing emergency . 27. To express their grati- tude to Milti ́ades , the Athenians caused a picture to be painted by one of their most eminent artists , named Polyg- no'tus , in which that great commander was ...
... troops upon this pressing emergency . 27. To express their grati- tude to Milti ́ades , the Athenians caused a picture to be painted by one of their most eminent artists , named Polyg- no'tus , in which that great commander was ...
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... troops , they determined to oppose the almost innumerable army of Xerx'es . 26. Their first care was to appoint a general ; and they wisely made choice of Themistocles , the ablest commander that had appeared in Greece since the death ...
... troops , they determined to oppose the almost innumerable army of Xerx'es . 26. Their first care was to appoint a general ; and they wisely made choice of Themistocles , the ablest commander that had appeared in Greece since the death ...
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... troops ? 18. What method did he adopt to cross the Hellespont ? 19. What was the fate of this bridge , and the behaviour of Xerxes on the occasion ? 20. Was the bridge repaired ? 21. What kind of reception did he experience ? SECTION II ...
... troops ? 18. What method did he adopt to cross the Hellespont ? 19. What was the fate of this bridge , and the behaviour of Xerxes on the occasion ? 20. Was the bridge repaired ? 21. What kind of reception did he experience ? SECTION II ...
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Page 266 - Apollodorus, who had been in tears during almost the whole conversation, began then to raise great cries, and to lament with such excessive grief, as pierced the hearts of all that were present. Socrates alone remained unmoved, and even reproved his friends, though with his usual mildness and good nature.
Page 259 - He does not swear to discharge with impunity whom he pleases; but to do justice where it is due. We ought not therefore to accustom you to perjury, nor you to suffer yourselves to be accustomed to, it; for in so doing...
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Page 263 - Presently after they entered, and found Socrates, whose chains had been taken off, sitting by Xantippe, his wife, who held one of his children in her arms; as soon as she perceived them, setting up great cries, sobbing, and tearing her face and hair, she made the prison resound with her complaints.
Page 258 - I should have been amongst the dead long ago, had I been concerned in the measures of the state, without effecting any thing to the advantage of myself or our country. Do not take it ill, I beseech you, if I speak my thoughts without disguise, and with truth and freedom. Every man who would generously oppose a whole people, either...
Page 179 - Nicias to rely entirely upon himself ; and the next day when the people were assembled, and the ambassadors introduced, Alcibiades, with a very obliging air, demanded of them with what powers they were come ? They made answer that they were not come as plenipotentiaries. Upon which he instantly changed his voice and countenance, and...