Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 88
... thought everything reasonably well estab- lished , both for the happiness and the virtue of the state ; but that there was one thing still behind , of the greatest importance , which he thought not fit to impart until he had consulted ...
... thought everything reasonably well estab- lished , both for the happiness and the virtue of the state ; but that there was one thing still behind , of the greatest importance , which he thought not fit to impart until he had consulted ...
Page 166
... thought- ful and reserved , alone by himself ; he passed the nights without sleep , and avoided all his usual places of recreation , and to those who wondered at the change , and inquired the reason of it , he gave the answer , that the ...
... thought- ful and reserved , alone by himself ; he passed the nights without sleep , and avoided all his usual places of recreation , and to those who wondered at the change , and inquired the reason of it , he gave the answer , that the ...
Page 329
... thought he was bound to outdo it at the next occasion ; and ever desiring to give continual fresh instances of his prowess , he added one exploit to another , and heaped up trophies upon trophies , so as to make it matter of contest ...
... thought he was bound to outdo it at the next occasion ; and ever desiring to give continual fresh instances of his prowess , he added one exploit to another , and heaped up trophies upon trophies , so as to make it matter of contest ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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