Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 133
... law was made ; " and these words seem to show that the Areopagus existed before Solon's laws , for who could be condemned by that council before his time , if he was the first that instituted the court ? unless , which is probable ...
... law was made ; " and these words seem to show that the Areopagus existed before Solon's laws , for who could be condemned by that council before his time , if he was the first that instituted the court ? unless , which is probable ...
Page 136
... laws to the state of things , and not making things to suit his laws , and finding the ground scarce rich enough to maintain the husbandmen , and altogether incapable of feeding an unoccupied and leisured multitude , brought trades into ...
... laws to the state of things , and not making things to suit his laws , and finding the ground scarce rich enough to maintain the husbandmen , and altogether incapable of feeding an unoccupied and leisured multitude , brought trades into ...
Page 185
... laws . It is the habit of the Greeks , we are told , to honour , above all things , liberty and equality ; but amongst our many excellent laws , we account this the most excellent , to honour the king , and to worship him , as the image ...
... laws . It is the habit of the Greeks , we are told , to honour , above all things , liberty and equality ; but amongst our many excellent laws , we account this the most excellent , to honour the king , and to worship him , as the image ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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