The Classick Pages: Classical Reading of Eighteenth-century AmericansMeyer Reinhold Pennsylvania State University, 1975 - 231 pages |
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Page 59
... Gods , in that , there never was any nation so barbarous , not a single instance of that savageness , as to be without some notion of Gods : Many have wrong notions of the Gods , that may proceed from bad customs , yet all allow there ...
... Gods , in that , there never was any nation so barbarous , not a single instance of that savageness , as to be without some notion of Gods : Many have wrong notions of the Gods , that may proceed from bad customs , yet all allow there ...
Page 67
... gods ] have decreed , that nothing great , nothing excellent , shall be obtained without care and labour : they give no real good , no true happiness on other terms . If there- fore you would secure the favour of these gods , —adore ...
... gods ] have decreed , that nothing great , nothing excellent , shall be obtained without care and labour : they give no real good , no true happiness on other terms . If there- fore you would secure the favour of these gods , —adore ...
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... Gods . The palsie shaken Dame Sets forth a table with three legs .. W ' are Gods , said they ; Revenge shall all destroy : You in this ruine shall your lives injoy , Together leave your house ; and to yon hill Follow your steps . They ...
... Gods . The palsie shaken Dame Sets forth a table with three legs .. W ' are Gods , said they ; Revenge shall all destroy : You in this ruine shall your lives injoy , Together leave your house ; and to yon hill Follow your steps . They ...
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The Cult of Antiquity in America | 1 |
THESE GREAT MASTERS | 29 |
Florus | 35 |
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