The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great |
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... seemed to secure his pretensions . She offered to destroy the birth upon condition that he would marry her and take her into a share of power . 7. Lycurgus wisely smothered his resentment to so unnatural a proposal ; and fearful that ...
... seemed to secure his pretensions . She offered to destroy the birth upon condition that he would marry her and take her into a share of power . 7. Lycurgus wisely smothered his resentment to so unnatural a proposal ; and fearful that ...
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... seemed at first willing to oppose this revolution , but being intimidated by a superior force , he took shelter in the temple of Minerva ; whence , being prevailed upon by his sub- jects , and being also of a flexible temper , he came ...
... seemed at first willing to oppose this revolution , but being intimidated by a superior force , he took shelter in the temple of Minerva ; whence , being prevailed upon by his sub- jects , and being also of a flexible temper , he came ...
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... seemed desirous of seek- ing farther justice , and both parties acquiesced in the justice of their decree . However , the great power which the senate was thus possessed of , was about a century after tempered by the erection of a ...
... seemed desirous of seek- ing farther justice , and both parties acquiesced in the justice of their decree . However , the great power which the senate was thus possessed of , was about a century after tempered by the erection of a ...
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... seemed incon- solable . 43. Yet it must not be concealed , that in a city where the women were inspired with such a passion for military glory , they were not equally remarkable for connubial fidelity . In fact , there was no law ...
... seemed incon- solable . 43. Yet it must not be concealed , that in a city where the women were inspired with such a passion for military glory , they were not equally remarkable for connubial fidelity . In fact , there was no law ...
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... seemed the ruling motives of this new in- stitution . Arms were their only exercise , and their life was much less austere in the camp than in the city . 48. The Spartans were the only people in the world to whom the time of war was a ...
... seemed the ruling motives of this new in- stitution . Arms were their only exercise , and their life was much less austere in the camp than in the city . 48. The Spartans were the only people in the world to whom the time of war was a ...
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