Theophrastou Charaktēres. The Characters of Theophrastus, an Engl. tr. with intr. and notes by R.C. Jebb1870 |
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... schools loved to produce . The only case which has been alleged of a post- classical usage is devoidaμovía in the sense of ' superstition . ' The word , it is said , did not ' acquire ' a bad sense till after the time of Theophrastus ...
... schools loved to produce . The only case which has been alleged of a post- classical usage is devoidaμovía in the sense of ' superstition . ' The word , it is said , did not ' acquire ' a bad sense till after the time of Theophrastus ...
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... school to which Theophrastus belonged . Ast's rule that such descriptions should simply amuse is a test not easy to apply ; but he saves us this trouble by avowing that three chapters — the Oligarch , the Patron of Rascals , and the ...
... school to which Theophrastus belonged . Ast's rule that such descriptions should simply amuse is a test not easy to apply ; but he saves us this trouble by avowing that three chapters — the Oligarch , the Patron of Rascals , and the ...
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... schools ; but this likelihood is hardly much strengthened by the fact which Petersen notices , that all the MSS . which contain the Characters contain also rhetorical writings . What is spurious in the definitions can hardly be ...
... schools ; but this likelihood is hardly much strengthened by the fact which Petersen notices , that all the MSS . which contain the Characters contain also rhetorical writings . What is spurious in the definitions can hardly be ...
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... school . He does not merely describe certain actions pro- per to a character , but comments upon it in general terms ; aiming at epigram , pointed expressions , lively images . For example , Theophrastus begins - ' The Flatterer is a ...
... school . He does not merely describe certain actions pro- per to a character , but comments upon it in general terms ; aiming at epigram , pointed expressions , lively images . For example , Theophrastus begins - ' The Flatterer is a ...
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... schools and the palaestras , and hinder the boys from getting on with their lessons , by chattering at this rate to the trainers and masters . When people say that they are going , he loves to escort them , and to see them safe into ...
... schools and the palaestras , and hinder the boys from getting on with their lessons , by chattering at this rate to the trainers and masters . When people say that they are going , he loves to escort them , and to see them safe into ...
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