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Page 260
... father's economy in making him but a scanty allowance , by little and little at a time . He sent , therefore , to a friend one day and borrowed some money of him in his father Pericles's name , pretending it was by his order . The man ...
... father's economy in making him but a scanty allowance , by little and little at a time . He sent , therefore , to a friend one day and borrowed some money of him in his father Pericles's name , pretending it was by his order . The man ...
Page 275
... father , though a father's beneficence falls short of that I have received from you . From a father I individually received the gift of life ; to you I owe its preservation not for myself only , but for all these who are under me ...
... father , though a father's beneficence falls short of that I have received from you . From a father I individually received the gift of life ; to you I owe its preservation not for myself only , but for all these who are under me ...
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... father , either by reason of age and infirmity , or perhaps out of design to try his son , came up to him on horseback . While he was still at a distance , the consul observed it , and bade one of his lictors command his father to ...
... father , either by reason of age and infirmity , or perhaps out of design to try his son , came up to him on horseback . While he was still at a distance , the consul observed it , and bade one of his lictors command his father to ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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