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... present fifty thousand sesterces , or about four hundred pounds , on her marriage . This Quintilian is generally supposed to be the author of the Institutes , and , if so , the daughter , as Quintilian does not mention her in speaking ...
... present fifty thousand sesterces , or about four hundred pounds , on her marriage . This Quintilian is generally supposed to be the author of the Institutes , and , if so , the daughter , as Quintilian does not mention her in speaking ...
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... presents us with " We are to avoid a dwindling of style ; for whatever is weak ought to be subjected to what is strong : Thus sacrilege is a higher crime than theft , and robbery than impudence . " 66 What he conceived himself to mean ...
... presents us with " We are to avoid a dwindling of style ; for whatever is weak ought to be subjected to what is strong : Thus sacrilege is a higher crime than theft , and robbery than impudence . " 66 What he conceived himself to mean ...
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... presents itself pleases us , and yet something must be said . We should accordingly contemplate the cause under every aspect ; and thus either that which is best will be discovered , or that which is least bad . Occasionally we may turn ...
... presents itself pleases us , and yet something must be said . We should accordingly contemplate the cause under every aspect ; and thus either that which is best will be discovered , or that which is least bad . Occasionally we may turn ...
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... presents itself to their own eyes . That what I say may be the better understood , I will give a case from the schools , one not very difficult or new , as an example : 42. Let the son who neglects to plead for his father on a trial for ...
... presents itself to their own eyes . That what I say may be the better understood , I will give a case from the schools , one not very difficult or new , as an example : 42. Let the son who neglects to plead for his father on a trial for ...
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... presents itself at once : The law directs that a son who does not defend his father when accused of treason is to be ... present themselves of their own accord : Suppose that a son who was but an infant , or one CH.I. ] 13 EDUCATION OF ...
... presents itself at once : The law directs that a son who does not defend his father when accused of treason is to be ... present themselves of their own accord : Suppose that a son who was but an infant , or one CH.I. ] 13 EDUCATION OF ...
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