A History of Greece: For Colleges and High Schools

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Ginn, 1895 - 577 pagina's
 

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Pagina 512 - He spoke, and awful bends his sable brows; Shakes his ambrosial curls, and gives the nod; ' The stamp of fate and sanction of the god: High heaven with trembling the dread signal took, And all Olympus to the centre shook.
Pagina 543 - May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears : we would know therefore what these things mean. 21 (For all the Athenians, and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing...
Pagina 40 - We will not destroy any Amphictyonic town, nor cut it off from running water in war or peace : if any one shall do so, we will march against him and destroy his city. If any one shall plunder the property of the god, or shall be cognizant thereof, or shall take treacherous counsel against the things in his temple at Delphi, we will punish him with foot, and hand, and voice, and by every means in our power.
Pagina 221 - Pallas has not been able to soften the lord of Olympus, Though she has often prayed him, and urged him with excellent counsel, Yet once more I address thee in words than adamant firmer. When the foe shall have taken whatever the limit of Cecrops Holds within it, and all which divine...
Pagina 358 - Of the gods we believe and of men we know that, by a law of their nature, wherever they can rule they will. This law was not made by us, and we are not the first...
Pagina 221 - Safe shall the wooden wall continue for thee and thy children. Wait not the tramp of the horse, nor the footmen mightily moving Over the land, but turn your back to the foe, and retire ye. Yet shall a day arrive when ye shall meet him in battle. Holy Salamis, thou shalt destroy the offspring of women, When men scatter the seed, or when they gather the harvest.
Pagina 529 - Wherefore we ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him, is to become holy, just, and wise.
Pagina 314 - Such is the city for whose sake these men nobly fought and died: they could not bear the thought that she might be taken from them ; and every one of us who survive should gladly toil on her behalf.
Pagina 49 - Lacedaemonians in war, and promised them liberty. The announcement was intended to test them ; it was thought that those among them who were foremost in asserting their freedom would be most highspirited, and most likely to rise against their masters. So they selected about...
Pagina 289 - Galton's method of comparison, there is small foundation for his judgment "that the average ability of the Athenian race is, on the lowest possible estimate, very nearly two grades higher than our own — that is, about as much as our race is above that of the African Negro.

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