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... verses , which he sang at the door of his workshop , suppli- cating relief , and celebrating the dignity and beauty of the town and neighbourhood . During his stay , he exhibited his Expedition of Amphiaraus , and his Hymns . In the ...
... verses , which he sang at the door of his workshop , suppli- cating relief , and celebrating the dignity and beauty of the town and neighbourhood . During his stay , he exhibited his Expedition of Amphiaraus , and his Hymns . In the ...
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... verses , which have also been preserved by his biographer . Then praying , that Cumæ might never have a poet of celebrity , he departed for Phocæa , where , as usual , he recited his verses at the places of public resort , till he was ...
... verses , which have also been preserved by his biographer . Then praying , that Cumæ might never have a poet of celebrity , he departed for Phocæa , where , as usual , he recited his verses at the places of public resort , till he was ...
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... verses as his own . As Homer still continued to recite his poems for bread , some Chian merchants who heard him , de- clared , that they had heard the same verses from a school - master at Chios , upon which he determined immediately to ...
... verses as his own . As Homer still continued to recite his poems for bread , some Chian merchants who heard him , de- clared , that they had heard the same verses from a school - master at Chios , upon which he determined immediately to ...
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... verse . At length he was attracted by the cries of some goats ; but , as he approached the herd , he was assaulted by ... verses , to feed the dogs at the outside of the door , both to keep them quiet , and that they might more readily ...
... verse . At length he was attracted by the cries of some goats ; but , as he approached the herd , he was assaulted by ... verses , to feed the dogs at the outside of the door , both to keep them quiet , and that they might more readily ...
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... verse , wishing that she might reject the courtship of the young , and at last be married to an old man . As he entered the hall of entertainment , which was furnished with a cheer- ful fire , he stopped at the door , and saluted it in ...
... verse , wishing that she might reject the courtship of the young , and at last be married to an old man . As he entered the hall of entertainment , which was furnished with a cheer- ful fire , he stopped at the door , and saluted it in ...
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