Essays: First SeriesH. Altemus, 1899 - 322 pages |
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... of the 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- 16 ESSAY I.
... of the 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- 16 ESSAY I.
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... Xenophon gives of himself and his com- patriots in the Retreat of the Ten Thousand . After the army had crossed the river Teleboas in Armenia , there fell much snow , and the troops lay miserably on the ground , covered with it . But ...
... Xenophon gives of himself and his com- patriots in the Retreat of the Ten Thousand . After the army had crossed the river Teleboas in Armenia , there fell much snow , and the troops lay miserably on the ground , covered with it . But ...
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... Xenophon , Colum- bus , Bayard , Sidney , Hampden , teach us how needlessly mean our life is , that we , by the depth of our living , should deck it with more than regal or national splendor , and act on principles that should interest ...
... Xenophon , Colum- bus , Bayard , Sidney , Hampden , teach us how needlessly mean our life is , that we , by the depth of our living , should deck it with more than regal or national splendor , and act on principles that should interest ...
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50 cents action ALTEMUS Anna Sewell appear beauty behold better black event Bonduca Cæsar character child Cloth conversation divine effect Epaminondas eternal fable fact fear feel friendship genius gifts give Greek Gustave Dore hand heart heaven heroism highest hour human illustrations intellect John Tenniel KING less light live look lose man's ment mind moral Nathaniel Hawthorne nature never noble object OVER-SOUL painted pass perfect persons Phidias Phocion PILGRIM'S PROGRESS Plato Plotinus Plutarch poet poetry prudence Quo Vadis relations religion secret seek seems seen sense society Sophocles soul speak spirit stand sweet SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON talent teach thee things thou thought tion to-day to-morrow true truth uncon universal virtue whilst whole wisdom wise wonderful words Xenophon young youth