Lucian's Dialogues: Namely the Dialogues of the Gods, of the Sea-gods, and of the Dead; Zeus the Tragedian, the Ferry-boat, EtcG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 315 pages |
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Page xvii
... history , having , pro- bably , in mind the story of the tragic end of the infidel Euripides , assures his readers that the " blasphemer found a well - merited end in having been torn to pieces by wild dogs ; and , not content with so ...
... history , having , pro- bably , in mind the story of the tragic end of the infidel Euripides , assures his readers that the " blasphemer found a well - merited end in having been torn to pieces by wild dogs ; and , not content with so ...
Page xxi
... History , the Prometheus , the Philopseudes , How History Ought to be Written ( the first attempt at a philo- sophy of history , but not of sustained merit throughout ) , the Peregrinus , On Sacrifices , On Mourning , and the Alex ...
... History , the Prometheus , the Philopseudes , How History Ought to be Written ( the first attempt at a philo- sophy of history , but not of sustained merit throughout ) , the Peregrinus , On Sacrifices , On Mourning , and the Alex ...
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... history of the Past must sometimes have inspired him with some misgiving , or even despair . For he was far from having been the first to expose the character of the orthodox Theology . In the drama , the most popular form of literature ...
... history of the Past must sometimes have inspired him with some misgiving , or even despair . For he was far from having been the first to expose the character of the orthodox Theology . In the drama , the most popular form of literature ...
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... history of the polypus , or octopus , in Greek science , and for the large space it occupied in Greek gastronomy , the reader is referred to Athenæus , Deipnosophists ( Bohn's Series ) , where the Comic poets , as usual , are largely ...
... history of the polypus , or octopus , in Greek science , and for the large space it occupied in Greek gastronomy , the reader is referred to Athenæus , Deipnosophists ( Bohn's Series ) , where the Comic poets , as usual , are largely ...
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... historical age , and , indeed , had been seen by himself . " As some sager sing , " the golden Zeus was no other than Protus , the young lady's uncle . stream through the roof to her , and that she DIALOGUES OF THE SEA - GODS . 77 ...
... historical age , and , indeed , had been seen by himself . " As some sager sing , " the golden Zeus was no other than Protus , the young lady's uncle . stream through the roof to her , and that she DIALOGUES OF THE SEA - GODS . 77 ...
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