The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... sent them to their parents , having the younger ones to take their places . And Eubulus the comic writer has said the same thing in his Graces : - For is it not , I pray you , better far For one man , who can well afford such acts , To ...
... sent them to their parents , having the younger ones to take their places . And Eubulus the comic writer has said the same thing in his Graces : - For is it not , I pray you , better far For one man , who can well afford such acts , To ...
Page 833
... sent to the oracle to consult the God ( and one of the ambassadors was named Amyris ) , and to ask how long their prosperity should last ; and the priestess of Delphi answered them- You shall be happy , Sybarite , -very happy , And all ...
... sent to the oracle to consult the God ( and one of the ambassadors was named Amyris ) , and to ask how long their prosperity should last ; and the priestess of Delphi answered them- You shall be happy , Sybarite , -very happy , And all ...
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... sent up a fountain of blood , so that they were forced to cover all the place around with brazen tablets , wishing to stop the rising of the blood : on which account they were all driven from their city and destroyed . And they had also ...
... sent up a fountain of blood , so that they were forced to cover all the place around with brazen tablets , wishing to stop the rising of the blood : on which account they were all driven from their city and destroyed . And they had also ...
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... sent to Iapygia . And , when the day comes which is the anniversary of their death , they do not bewail those who perished at those pillars , nor do they offer the libations which are customary in other cases , but they offer sacrifices ...
... sent to Iapygia . And , when the day comes which is the anniversary of their death , they do not bewail those who perished at those pillars , nor do they offer the libations which are customary in other cases , but they offer sacrifices ...
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... sent you , you did not Learn this at all ; but only learnt to drink , And sing loose songs at Syracusan feasts , And how to share in Sybaritic banquets , And to drink Chian wine in Spartan cups . But Plato , in his Epistles , says " It ...
... sent you , you did not Learn this at all ; but only learnt to drink , And sing loose songs at Syracusan feasts , And how to share in Sybaritic banquets , And to drink Chian wine in Spartan cups . But Plato , in his Epistles , says " It ...
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