The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... whole nation- To dress , to dance , to sing , our sole delight , The feast or bath by day , and love by night ; for he thought that that would be the only way by which he could avoid failing in the hopes he cherished . And a similar man ...
... whole nation- To dress , to dance , to sing , our sole delight , The feast or bath by day , and love by night ; for he thought that that would be the only way by which he could avoid failing in the hopes he cherished . And a similar man ...
Page 824
... whole night in singing and playing , with lights burning . And very often the king takes pleasure with them in the hall of the Melophori . The Melophori are one of his troops of guards , all Persians by birth , having golden apples ...
... whole night in singing and playing , with lights burning . And very often the king takes pleasure with them in the hall of the Melophori . The Melophori are one of his troops of guards , all Persians by birth , having golden apples ...
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... whole life in luxury and extravagance ; and he does no single thing , nor does he see many people . But he appoints the judges , and if any one thinks that they have decided unjustly , there is a window in the highest part of the palace ...
... whole life in luxury and extravagance ; and he does no single thing , nor does he see many people . But he appoints the judges , and if any one thinks that they have decided unjustly , there is a window in the highest part of the palace ...
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... whole revenues were dissipated by the way in which they rivalled one another in luxury . And the city also rivalled all other cities in luxury . And not long after this circumstance , when many omens of impending destruction , which it ...
... whole revenues were dissipated by the way in which they rivalled one another in luxury . And the city also rivalled all other cities in luxury . And not long after this circumstance , when many omens of impending destruction , which it ...
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... whole body smooth , and that they were the first people who set other nations an example of this smoothness . They also , says he , all wore very beautiful fringes on their garments ; such as those with which now the life of woman is ...
... whole body smooth , and that they were the first people who set other nations an example of this smoothness . They also , says he , all wore very beautiful fringes on their garments ; such as those with which now the life of woman is ...
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