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... , he says , afford no resting place for the mind until the subject itself is exhausted ; and the ear , + Rhet . iii . 9 . * De Orat . II . xii . instead of rejoicing in the full and musical orbit of DIRECTIONS FOR USE . 7.
... , he says , afford no resting place for the mind until the subject itself is exhausted ; and the ear , + Rhet . iii . 9 . * De Orat . II . xii . instead of rejoicing in the full and musical orbit of DIRECTIONS FOR USE . 7.
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... mind notices the existence of an external object before it notices its own action , or the action of anything external , upon it . Hence the general rule that the governed pre- cedes the governing word . The rule , however , is simply ...
... mind notices the existence of an external object before it notices its own action , or the action of anything external , upon it . Hence the general rule that the governed pre- cedes the governing word . The rule , however , is simply ...
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... mind arrayed itself : - ( 1 ) The subject of one sentence is supplied from the object of the last . Ἐξεφόβησαν μὲν τοὺς πολλοὺς , οὐκ εἰδότας τὰ πρασσόμενα , καὶ ἔφευγον [ οἱ πολλοί ] . ΤHUC . viii . 44. Instances of this kind do not ...
... mind arrayed itself : - ( 1 ) The subject of one sentence is supplied from the object of the last . Ἐξεφόβησαν μὲν τοὺς πολλοὺς , οὐκ εἰδότας τὰ πρασσόμενα , καὶ ἔφευγον [ οἱ πολλοί ] . ΤHUC . viii . 44. Instances of this kind do not ...
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... mind . ' 6 ( 5 ) Σημεῖον δὲ ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγω . A proof that I am telling the truth . ” • ( 6 ) Δίκην δοῦναι τῶν πεπραγμένων . Το suffer punish- ment for his misdeeds . ' เ ( 7 ) Ταῦτα ἐαθέντα ἀπώλεσε Θρᾴκην . The 30 CHARACTERISTIC ...
... mind . ' 6 ( 5 ) Σημεῖον δὲ ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγω . A proof that I am telling the truth . ” • ( 6 ) Δίκην δοῦναι τῶν πεπραγμένων . Το suffer punish- ment for his misdeeds . ' เ ( 7 ) Ταῦτα ἐαθέντα ἀπώλεσε Θρᾴκην . The 30 CHARACTERISTIC ...
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... mind , i . e . to think . EUR . Phon.872 . ESCH . P. V. 247 . 3. Oveolar To sacrifice for Θύεσθαι · one's own objects ; e.g. of a general who orders a sacrifice . XEN . Anab . ii . 1 , 9 ; iv . 3 , 9 . 4. Διοικεῖσθαι · Chiefly of mental ...
... mind , i . e . to think . EUR . Phon.872 . ESCH . P. V. 247 . 3. Oveolar To sacrifice for Θύεσθαι · one's own objects ; e.g. of a general who orders a sacrifice . XEN . Anab . ii . 1 , 9 ; iv . 3 , 9 . 4. Διοικεῖσθαι · Chiefly of mental ...
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