Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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... sources of our information in respect to the Greek genius . Thus at first we have the civil history of that people , as Herodotus , Thucydides , Xenophon , Plutarch have given it a very sufficient account of what man- ner 16 ESSAY I.
... sources of our information in respect to the Greek genius . Thus at first we have the civil history of that people , as Herodotus , Thucydides , Xenophon , Plutarch have given it a very sufficient account of what man- ner 16 ESSAY I.
Page 77
... and of the last ages ; nor can all the science , art , religion and philosophy of the nine- teenth century avail to educate greater men than Plutarch's heroes , three or four and twenty cen- turies SELF - RELIANCE . 77.
... and of the last ages ; nor can all the science , art , religion and philosophy of the nine- teenth century avail to educate greater men than Plutarch's heroes , three or four and twenty cen- turies SELF - RELIANCE . 77.
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... Plutarch said . When we see a soul whose acts are all regal , graceful and pleasant as roses , we must thank God that such things can be and are , and not turn sourly on the angel , and say , " Crump is a better man with his grunting ...
... Plutarch said . When we see a soul whose acts are all regal , graceful and pleasant as roses , we must thank God that such things can be and are , and not turn sourly on the angel , and say , " Crump is a better man with his grunting ...
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