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... things said against you , I have , to my misery , been sadly agitated . CALL . It is , and it is not , in my power , Megaronides : as to their saying this , that is not in my power ; as to their saying this deservedly , that is in my ...
... things said against you , I have , to my misery , been sadly agitated . CALL . It is , and it is not , in my power , Megaronides : as to their saying this , that is not in my power ; as to their saying this deservedly , that is in my ...
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... thing his father had cautioned me , or should I have permitted another person to become the owner of this house ... things that they spread false reports against me ? MEG . Stay - you have overcome your corrector . You have tied my ...
... thing his father had cautioned me , or should I have permitted another person to become the owner of this house ... things that they spread false reports against me ? MEG . Stay - you have overcome your corrector . You have tied my ...
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... thing else ? MEG . Farewell . ( ( Exit CALLICLES . ) Really , there is nothing more foolish or more stupid , nothing more lying or indeed more tattling , more self - conceited or more forsworn , than those men of this city everlastingly ...
... thing else ? MEG . Farewell . ( ( Exit CALLICLES . ) Really , there is nothing more foolish or more stupid , nothing more lying or indeed more tattling , more self - conceited or more forsworn , than those men of this city everlastingly ...
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... things in my mind at once , and much uneasiness do I find in thinking upon them . I tease , and fret , and wear myself out ; a mind that enjoins a hard task is now my master . But this thing is not clear to me , nor has it been enough ...
... things in my mind at once , and much uneasiness do I find in thinking upon them . I tease , and fret , and wear myself out ; a mind that enjoins a hard task is now my master . But this thing is not clear to me , nor has it been enough ...
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... thing that creates a further expense , the favour of a night is granted ; a whole family is then introduced for her a wardrobe - woman , a perfume - keeper5 , a cofferer , fan - bearers , sandal - bearers7 , singing - girls , casket ...
... thing that creates a further expense , the favour of a night is granted ; a whole family is then introduced for her a wardrobe - woman , a perfume - keeper5 , a cofferer , fan - bearers , sandal - bearers7 , singing - girls , casket ...
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1st BACCH ACROT alludes Ass-D Athens Ballio bring called Callicles Captain carry CHARM Charmides CHRYS Chrysalus CLEOMACHUS cook Curculio daughter door Enter entreat Ephesus Epidamnus EPIG Ergasilus Euclio eyes faith father fellow give Gods gold Greek hand Harpax Hegio hence in-doors Jupiter LEON LESB Lesbonicus Libanus Literally Lyco Lydus Lysiteles mantle master means Megadorus Menæchmus MESS mistress MNES Mnesilochus NICO old gentleman Palæstrio Parasite PERIP PERIPLECOMENUS person Phædromus PHED PHIL PHILO Philocomasium Philocrates PISTOC Pistoclerus Plautus play PLEUS Pleusicles prithee probably procurer PSEUD Pseudolus PYRG Romans SCEL Sceledrus SCENE servant SIMO slave Sosicles speak STAS Stasimus STICH Stichus STRO Strobilus supposed sure tell THER there's things troth TYND Tyndarus undone wife wine wish woman word
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Page 452 - When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went his way, therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
Page 440 - I confess that my father has very great wealth at home, and that I am born of a very noble family; but I entreat you, Hegio, let not my riches make your mind too prone to avarice, lest it should seem to my father, although I am his only son, more suitable that I should be a slave in your house, bountifully supplied at your expense and with your clothing, rather than be living the life of a beggar where 'twould be far from honorable. HEG. By the favour of the Gods and of my forefathers, I am rich...
Page 451 - And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
Page 12 - May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears : we would know therefore what these things mean. 21 (For all the Athenians, and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing...
Page 452 - And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
Page 260 - When shepherds pipe on oaten straws And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men ; for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo...
Page 70 - Faith, that really was nothing at all in comparison with other things I could mention — (aside) which you never did. If any person ever beheld a more perjured fellow than this, or one more full of vain boasting, faith let him have me for himself, I'll resign myself for his slave; if 'tis not the fact that3 my one mess of olive pottage3 is eaten up by me right ravenously. PTEG. Where are you ? AETO. Lo ! here am I. I' troth 1 Gorgonidonian) — Ver.
Page 170 - Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded : yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Page 70 - I. bright than the rays of the sun are wont to be at the time when the sky is clear ; that when occasion comes, the battle being joined, 'mid the fierce ranks right opposite it may dazzle the eyesight of the enemy. But, I wish to...
Page 15 - Nor do men wish that he should be called their friend. In a thousand ways is Love to be held a stranger, to be kept at a distance, and to be wholly abstained from. For he who plunges into love, perishes more dreadfully than if he leapt from a rock. Away with you, Love, if you please ; keep your own3 property to yourself.