Theophrastou Charaktēres. The Characters of Theophrastus, an Engl. tr. with intr. and notes by R.C. Jebb1870 |
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... once warmed remain , and sympathy can still quicken them , perhaps , with a tinge of the old spirit ; but the very soul which gave its meaning to the shape can never be lit up again . This loss is at once severest and least remediable ...
... once warmed remain , and sympathy can still quicken them , perhaps , with a tinge of the old spirit ; but the very soul which gave its meaning to the shape can never be lit up again . This loss is at once severest and least remediable ...
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... of Greek history and literature is surely not slight . A series of men , vividly seen , with all the tricks of speech and manner which marked them in Athenian society , passes before us ; and for once we 4 INTRODUCTION .
... of Greek history and literature is surely not slight . A series of men , vividly seen , with all the tricks of speech and manner which marked them in Athenian society , passes before us ; and for once we 4 INTRODUCTION .
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Theophrastus sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb. society , passes before us ; and for once we know that we are viewing them from an absolutely Athenian standpoint , and can name every one of them as an Athenian would have named him . It would ...
Theophrastus sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb. society , passes before us ; and for once we know that we are viewing them from an absolutely Athenian standpoint , and can name every one of them as an Athenian would have named him . It would ...
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... once asked Elizabeth to help him in a siege for the recovery of the town . The battle of Nieuport , in which the army of the States- General , led by Maurice of Nassau , with the English allies under Sir Francis Vere , de- feated the ...
... once asked Elizabeth to help him in a siege for the recovery of the town . The battle of Nieuport , in which the army of the States- General , led by Maurice of Nassau , with the English allies under Sir Francis Vere , de- feated the ...
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... once formed a definite whole , the volume has had a fate which could not easily be paral- leled ; for , whereas its original unity ought to have secured something like a uniform tra- dition , it has been handed down , not merely with ...
... once formed a definite whole , the volume has had a fate which could not easily be paral- leled ; for , whereas its original unity ought to have secured something like a uniform tra- dition , it has been handed down , not merely with ...
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