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Page 90
... victory ? " The man , smiling with delight , then by After answered , “ I shall fight in front of the king in the wars . " victory , they were wont to pursue so far as to render their success secure , and then to draw off , as they did ...
... victory ? " The man , smiling with delight , then by After answered , “ I shall fight in front of the king in the wars . " victory , they were wont to pursue so far as to render their success secure , and then to draw off , as they did ...
Page 97
... victory at Leuktra , that they were as pleased as schoolboys who had beaten their master . XXXI . Not that this was Lykurgus's main object , that his country should dominate over as many other states as pos- sible ; but seeing that , in ...
... victory at Leuktra , that they were as pleased as schoolboys who had beaten their master . XXXI . Not that this was Lykurgus's main object , that his country should dominate over as many other states as pos- sible ; but seeing that , in ...
Page 168
... victory because of the supposed losses of the enemy . Night came on , and it was spent as may be imagined by men who had fought so hard . When all was quiet in both camps , we are told that the grove was shaken , and that from it ...
... victory because of the supposed losses of the enemy . Night came on , and it was spent as may be imagined by men who had fought so hard . When all was quiet in both camps , we are told that the grove was shaken , and that from it ...
Page 184
... victory : for Porsena put an end to tho war , and left behind him all his war material to show his respect for the noble character of the consul . LIFE OF THEMISTOKLES I. THEMISTOKLES came of a family too 184 PLUTARCH'S LIVES .
... victory : for Porsena put an end to tho war , and left behind him all his war material to show his respect for the noble character of the consul . LIFE OF THEMISTOKLES I. THEMISTOKLES came of a family too 184 PLUTARCH'S LIVES .
Page 187
... victory of Marathon had put an end to the war , but Themistokles saw that it was but the prelude to a greater contest , in which he prepared himself to stand forth as the champion of Greece , and , foresceing long before what was to ...
... victory of Marathon had put an end to the war , but Themistokles saw that it was but the prelude to a greater contest , in which he prepared himself to stand forth as the champion of Greece , and , foresceing long before what was to ...
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