Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 201
... possessed themselves of the farthest parts of Europe ; others , seating themselves between the Pyrenean mountains and the Alps , lived there a considerable time , near to the Senones and Celtorii ; but , afterwards tasting wine which ...
... possessed themselves of the farthest parts of Europe ; others , seating themselves between the Pyrenean mountains and the Alps , lived there a considerable time , near to the Senones and Celtorii ; but , afterwards tasting wine which ...
Page 339
... possessed with the idea that to vanquish and over- bear all opposition is the true part of bravery , and never imagin- ing that it was the weakness and womanishness of his nature that broke out , so to say , in these ulcerations of ...
... possessed with the idea that to vanquish and over- bear all opposition is the true part of bravery , and never imagin- ing that it was the weakness and womanishness of his nature that broke out , so to say , in these ulcerations of ...
Page 517
... honourable to conquer those who possessed the gold , than to possess the gold itself . Cato , after reflecting upon these things , used to return and , reviewing his own farm , his servants , and housekeeping , Marcus Cato 517.
... honourable to conquer those who possessed the gold , than to possess the gold itself . Cato , after reflecting upon these things , used to return and , reviewing his own farm , his servants , and housekeeping , Marcus Cato 517.
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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