Plutarch's Lives, tr. by J. and W. Langhorne, Volume 4 |
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Page 69
... Lysander's interest , deprives him of the crown ; and acquires great authority in Sparta . His justice toward his ... Lysander ; and by his behaviour obliges him to request a sepa- rate command . Lysander's resentment . Agesilaus takes ...
... Lysander's interest , deprives him of the crown ; and acquires great authority in Sparta . His justice toward his ... Lysander ; and by his behaviour obliges him to request a sepa- rate command . Lysander's resentment . Agesilaus takes ...
Page 71
... Lysander had that honourable attachment to him , which the Spartans distinguish by the name of love . He was charmed with his ingenuous mo- desty . For though he had a spirit above his com- panions , an ambition to excel which made him ...
... Lysander had that honourable attachment to him , which the Spartans distinguish by the name of love . He was charmed with his ingenuous mo- desty . For though he had a spirit above his com- panions , an ambition to excel which made him ...
Page 72
... Lysander , who had vanquished the Athenians at sea and possessed great power and interest in Sparta , advanced Agesilaus to the throne ; alleging that Leotychidas was a bastard , and conse- quently had no right to it . The generality ...
... Lysander , who had vanquished the Athenians at sea and possessed great power and interest in Sparta , advanced Agesilaus to the throne ; alleging that Leotychidas was a bastard , and conse- quently had no right to it . The generality ...
Page 73
... Lysander observed , that if the Spar- tans were solicitous to act literally according to the oracle , they ought to beware of Leotychidas : as heaven did not deem it a matter of importance , whe- ther or not the king happened to have a ...
... Lysander observed , that if the Spar- tans were solicitous to act literally according to the oracle , they ought to beware of Leotychidas : as heaven did not deem it a matter of importance , whe- ther or not the king happened to have a ...
Page 75
... Lysander was very solicitous to be again sent into Asia , that he might support his friends , whom he had left governors and masters of the cities ; and of whom many , having abused their authority to the purposes of violence and ...
... Lysander was very solicitous to be again sent into Asia , that he might support his friends , whom he had left governors and masters of the cities ; and of whom many , having abused their authority to the purposes of violence and ...
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