Select Essays of Dio ChrysostomR. Phillips, 1800 - 256 Seiten |
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... opinion of Homer , as a divine herald of virtue ; but in- sinuated himself to be a champion and com- petitor of merit , with the heroes of that poet . In truth , father ! it were no strange event , said he , if nature had made me also ...
... opinion of Homer , as a divine herald of virtue ; but in- sinuated himself to be a champion and com- petitor of merit , with the heroes of that poet . In truth , father ! it were no strange event , said he , if nature had made me also ...
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... opinion , that true rhetoric as well as philosophy are accomplishments adapt- ed to a king , from what he says of Calliope ( t ) : She with her presence deigns those kings to bless , Whom the nine daughters of great Jove caress ; The ...
... opinion , that true rhetoric as well as philosophy are accomplishments adapt- ed to a king , from what he says of Calliope ( t ) : She with her presence deigns those kings to bless , Whom the nine daughters of great Jove caress ; The ...
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... glance on Philip with the fierce aspect of a lion , and , Much of Ho- mer's poetry , said he , in my opinion , father ! might very suitably be accompanied by the trumpet ; not with those notes , however , of 10 KINGLY GOVERNMENT .
... glance on Philip with the fierce aspect of a lion , and , Much of Ho- mer's poetry , said he , in my opinion , father ! might very suitably be accompanied by the trumpet ; not with those notes , however , of 10 KINGLY GOVERNMENT .
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... opinion , an adequate criterion of Vice and Virtue . Upon the whole , father ! we have in Homer according to my judgement , a most complete reformer of human manners ; and that king , who endeavours to model his conduct by this ...
... opinion , an adequate criterion of Vice and Virtue . Upon the whole , father ! we have in Homer according to my judgement , a most complete reformer of human manners ; and that king , who endeavours to model his conduct by this ...
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... opinion , from a frequent refreshment of the memory by the words of exhortation ; that we may conform our conduct to propriety , and substantiate the truth by action . Thus we might observe both the physician and master of the vessel ...
... opinion , from a frequent refreshment of the memory by the words of exhortation ; that we may conform our conduct to propriety , and substantiate the truth by action . Thus we might observe both the physician and master of the vessel ...
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Seite 234 - Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
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Seite 238 - The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their...
Seite 20 - Can his dear image from my soul depart, Long as the vital spirit moves my heart? If in the melancholy shades below, The flames of friends and lovers cease to glow, Yet mine shall sacred last; mine, undecay'd, Burn on through death, and animate my shade.
Seite 234 - Who shall not receive an hundred times as much, now in this time; houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions: and in the world to come life everlasting.
Seite 20 - The lance hiss'd harmless o'er his covering shield, And trembling struck, and rooted in the field; There yet scarce spent, it quivers on the plain, Sent by the great ^Eneas
Seite 4 - But horse to horse, and man to man they fight, Not rabid wolves more fierce contest their prey; Each wounds, each bleeds, but none resign the day. Discord with joy the scene of death descries, And drinks...
Seite 259 - Letters from Italy, between the years 1792 and 1798, containing a view of the Revolutions in that Country, from the Capture of Nice by the French Republic to the Expulsion of Pius VI from the...
Seite 243 - Quem neque pauperies nequemors neque vincula terrent, Responsare cupidinibus, contemnere honores Fortis, et in se ipso totus, teres atque rotundus, Externi ne quid valeat per leve morari, In quem manca ruit semper fortuna. Potesne Ex his ut proprium quid noscere ? Quinque talenta Poscit te mulier, vexat foribusque repulsum 90 Perfundit gelida, rursus vocat ; eripe turpi Colla jugo ; ' Liber, liber sum,
Seite 248 - The express resemblance of the gods, is changed Into some brutish form of wolf, or bear, Or ounce, or tiger, hog, or bearded goat, All other parts remaining as they were ; And they, so perfect is their misery, Not once perceive their foul disfigurement, But boast themselves more comely than before ; And all their friends and native home forget, To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty.