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
... readers that the " blasphemer found a well - merited end in having been torn to pieces by wild dogs ; and , not content with so unique a termination to his earthly career , adds , as to his posthumous existence , " in the future , with ...
... readers that the " blasphemer found a well - merited end in having been torn to pieces by wild dogs ; and , not content with so unique a termination to his earthly career , adds , as to his posthumous existence , " in the future , with ...
Page xviii
... reading or interpretation of the text , where allusion is made to the Founder of Christianity.1 In fact , the brief allusions of the Greek satirist to the new faith seem to discover less hostility than is displayed in his ridicule of ...
... reading or interpretation of the text , where allusion is made to the Founder of Christianity.1 In fact , the brief allusions of the Greek satirist to the new faith seem to discover less hostility than is displayed in his ridicule of ...
Page xxv
... work of Hemsterhuis and Reitz ( in Lehmann's edition ) , which has been com- pared with the alternative readings adopted by Jacobitz . 99 e t е 7 5 . t DIALOGUES OF THE GODS . I. PROMETHEUS OBTAINS HIS RELEASE PREFACE . XXV.
... work of Hemsterhuis and Reitz ( in Lehmann's edition ) , which has been com- pared with the alternative readings adopted by Jacobitz . 99 e t е 7 5 . t DIALOGUES OF THE GODS . I. PROMETHEUS OBTAINS HIS RELEASE PREFACE . XXV.
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... reading is pac . 2 " It must be understood that Jupiter , with all his joviality , was a great master in the invention of horrible tortures and punishments ; and he speaks in the true tone of a dilettante in such matters . " - Wieland ...
... reading is pac . 2 " It must be understood that Jupiter , with all his joviality , was a great master in the invention of horrible tortures and punishments ; and he speaks in the true tone of a dilettante in such matters . " - Wieland ...
Page 41
... Le Clerc , followed by Jacobitz , interprets ' Ev râ ãεt❀ of Zeus , " in the form of an eagle . " Or ( perhaps the preferable reading ) öπıçlεv avrou , " behind him . " me , for here is our umpire close at hand DIALOGUES OF THE GODS . 41.
... Le Clerc , followed by Jacobitz , interprets ' Ev râ ãεt❀ of Zeus , " in the form of an eagle . " Or ( perhaps the preferable reading ) öπıçlεv avrou , " behind him . " me , for here is our umpire close at hand DIALOGUES OF THE GODS . 41.
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