Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, المجلدات 1-2Hurd and Houghton, 1875 |
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الصفحة 9
... believe so ; an Odyssey of which Pompey will be the Polyphemus , and Cicero the Siren . I would have the state imitate Ulysses : show no mercy to the former ; but contrive , if it can be done , to listen to the enchanting voice of the ...
... believe so ; an Odyssey of which Pompey will be the Polyphemus , and Cicero the Siren . I would have the state imitate Ulysses : show no mercy to the former ; but contrive , if it can be done , to listen to the enchanting voice of the ...
الصفحة 20
... believe , were laudable . But I feel , and it is the duty of every literary man to feel , a strong jealousy of their proceedings . Their society can be innocent only while it continues to be despicable . Should they ever possess the ...
... believe , were laudable . But I feel , and it is the duty of every literary man to feel , a strong jealousy of their proceedings . Their society can be innocent only while it continues to be despicable . Should they ever possess the ...
الصفحة 38
... believe not . SPEUSIPPUs . I have omitted the whole of the absurd dialogue be- tween Vulcan and Strength , at the beginning . CALLIDEMUS . That may be , on the whole , an improvement . The play will then open with that grand soliloquy ...
... believe not . SPEUSIPPUs . I have omitted the whole of the absurd dialogue be- tween Vulcan and Strength , at the beginning . CALLIDEMUS . That may be , on the whole , an improvement . The play will then open with that grand soliloquy ...
الصفحة 49
... believe something which you never can know , why not be contented with the long stories about the other world which are told us when we are initiated at the Eleusinian mysteries . CHARICLEA . And what are those stories ? See the close ...
... believe something which you never can know , why not be contented with the long stories about the other world which are told us when we are initiated at the Eleusinian mysteries . CHARICLEA . And what are those stories ? See the close ...
الصفحة 53
... believe all that foolery as little as you do ? ALCIBIADES . Then march . You shall be the crier.2 Callicles , you shall carry the torch . Why do you stare ? CALLICLES . I do not much like the frolic . ALCIBIADES . Nay , surely you are ...
... believe all that foolery as little as you do ? ALCIBIADES . Then march . You shall be the crier.2 Callicles , you shall carry the torch . Why do you stare ? CALLICLES . I do not much like the frolic . ALCIBIADES . Nay , surely you are ...
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