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... body and lame from an early age . It is not said how he became a slave ; but it has been asserted in modern times that the parents sold the child . I have not , however , found any authority for this statement . It may be supposed that ...
... body and lame from an early age . It is not said how he became a slave ; but it has been asserted in modern times that the parents sold the child . I have not , however , found any authority for this statement . It may be supposed that ...
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... body , the soul must partake of the impurities of the body . The intelligent principle ( dtávota ) is free from all necessity ( compulsion ) and self sufficient ( avreέovσios ) . We can only conjecture that Rufus did not busy himself ...
... body , the soul must partake of the impurities of the body . The intelligent principle ( dtávota ) is free from all necessity ( compulsion ) and self sufficient ( avreέovσios ) . We can only conjecture that Rufus did not busy himself ...
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george long. " How indeed perception is effected , whether through the whole body or any part , perhaps I cannot explain ; for both opinions perplex me . But that you and I are not the same , I know with perfect certainty . How do you ...
george long. " How indeed perception is effected , whether through the whole body or any part , perhaps I cannot explain ; for both opinions perplex me . But that you and I are not the same , I know with perfect certainty . How do you ...
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... body . See p . 21 , note 5 . We must now see what means God has given to His children for doing their duty . Epictetus begins by show-- ing what things God has put in our power , and what things he has not ( i . c . 1 ; Encheir . 1 ) ...
... body . See p . 21 , note 5 . We must now see what means God has given to His children for doing their duty . Epictetus begins by show-- ing what things God has put in our power , and what things he has not ( i . c . 1 ; Encheir . 1 ) ...
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... body , in which he must live on the earth . This body is not man's own , but it is clay finely tempered ; and God has also given to man a small portion of himself , in a word , the faculty of using the appearances of things , of which ...
... body , in which he must live on the earth . This body is not man's own , but it is clay finely tempered ; and God has also given to man a small portion of himself , in a word , the faculty of using the appearances of things , of which ...
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