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... letters on their temple to Minerva . In order to understand the style and construction of his poems , some acquaintance is needed with the nature and scope of choral odes generally ; and they may be shortly described as a combination of ...
... letters on their temple to Minerva . In order to understand the style and construction of his poems , some acquaintance is needed with the nature and scope of choral odes generally ; and they may be shortly described as a combination of ...
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... letter enjoining them to remain at home , which Menelaus has intercepted , and an angry debate ensues between them . Agamemnon remains on the stage , and , receiving tidings that his wife , with Iphigenia and the infant Orestes , have ...
... letter enjoining them to remain at home , which Menelaus has intercepted , and an angry debate ensues between them . Agamemnon remains on the stage , and , receiving tidings that his wife , with Iphigenia and the infant Orestes , have ...
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... letter to her father . An exciting contention takes place between the two friends which of them shall do her commission , each claiming the privilege of dying for the other . Then brother and sister recognise each other , and all three ...
... letter to her father . An exciting contention takes place between the two friends which of them shall do her commission , each claiming the privilege of dying for the other . Then brother and sister recognise each other , and all three ...
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... battle which ensued , they were driven within their lines , and prevented from completing the investment of the place . Nicias wrote a desponding letter home , begging to be re- lieved of his command on the plea of illness ; THUCYDIDES .
... battle which ensued , they were driven within their lines , and prevented from completing the investment of the place . Nicias wrote a desponding letter home , begging to be re- lieved of his command on the plea of illness ; THUCYDIDES .
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... letter from his friend , Proxenus , to join the army of Cyrus , the younger brother of Artaxerxes , King of Persia , about a century after the death of Cyrus the Great , mentioned by Heredotus . The title of his most interesting work is ...
... letter from his friend , Proxenus , to join the army of Cyrus , the younger brother of Artaxerxes , King of Persia , about a century after the death of Cyrus the Great , mentioned by Heredotus . The title of his most interesting work is ...
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