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... scarcely ever entirely free from snow ; the opposite and lower chain of Othrys part- ing , with its eastern extremity , the Malian from the Pagasaan gulf , sinks gently toward the coast . A fourth rampart , which runs parallel to Pindus ...
... scarcely ever entirely free from snow ; the opposite and lower chain of Othrys part- ing , with its eastern extremity , the Malian from the Pagasaan gulf , sinks gently toward the coast . A fourth rampart , which runs parallel to Pindus ...
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... scarcely credible that the ancient road on the northern side should have continued till now entirely forgotten . Dodwell's interpretation of the inscription , according to which Longinus repaired the forts of Tempe , is at least quite ...
... scarcely credible that the ancient road on the northern side should have continued till now entirely forgotten . Dodwell's interpretation of the inscription , according to which Longinus repaired the forts of Tempe , is at least quite ...
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... scarcely have been habitable before such a pas- sage had been formed , the origin of that which actu- ally exists must clearly be ascribed to the hand of nature and this conclusion is confirmed by the ap- pearance of every part that has ...
... scarcely have been habitable before such a pas- sage had been formed , the origin of that which actu- ally exists must clearly be ascribed to the hand of nature and this conclusion is confirmed by the ap- pearance of every part that has ...
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... scarcely finds its way to the sea . The long winding vale through which it flows contains several spacious plains , among which those of Tanagra and Oropus are dis- tinguished by extraordinary fertility and beauty . Oropus was an object ...
... scarcely finds its way to the sea . The long winding vale through which it flows contains several spacious plains , among which those of Tanagra and Oropus are dis- tinguished by extraordinary fertility and beauty . Oropus was an object ...
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... scarcely boast of more than two or three fertile tracts , and its principal riches lay in the heart of its mountains , in the silver of Laurium , and the marble of Pentelicus . It might also reckon among its peculiar advantages the ...
... scarcely boast of more than two or three fertile tracts , and its principal riches lay in the heart of its mountains , in the silver of Laurium , and the marble of Pentelicus . It might also reckon among its peculiar advantages the ...
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Page vii - But I am aware that the public cling to these anomalies with a tenacity proportioned to their absurdity, and are jealous of all encroachment on ground consecrated by prescription to the free play of blind caprice.
Page 223 - Tartarus ; while, on the other hand, only the most exalted heroes are, after their death, endowed with a new body and enjoy the pleasures of Elysium. But these are very exceptional cases : ' When a man is dead,' says the shade of Anticlea, 'the flesh and the bones are left to be consumed by the flames, but the soul passes away like a dream.
Page vii - upon the established system, if an accidental custom may be so called, as a mass of anomalies, the growth of ignorance and chance, equally repugnant to good taste and to common sense.
Page 200 - Thirlwall (Greece, vol. ip 176, seq.) well illustrate the character of the friendship subsisting between the two heroes:— " One of the noblest and most amiable sides of the Greek character, is the readiness with which it lent itself to construct intimate and durable friendships ; and this is a feature no less prominent in the earliest, than in later times. It was indeed connected with the comparatively...
Page 219 - Their other affections correspond to the grossness of these animal appetites. Capricious love and hatred, anger and jealousy, often disturb the calm of their bosoms; the peace of the Olympian state might be broken by factions, and even by conspiracies formed against its chief. He himself cannot keep perfectly aloof from their quarrels ; he occasionally wavers in his purpose, is overruled by artifice, blinded by desires, and hurried by resentment into unseemly violence.
Page v - One consisting of persons who wish to acquire something more than a superficial acquaintance with Greek history, but who have neither leisure nor means to study it for themselves in its original sources ; the other of such as have access to the ancient authors, but often feel the need of a guide and an interpreter.
Page 462 - It must not be forgotten, that the body to which the terms oligarchy and democracy refer formed a comparatively small part of the population in most Greek states, since it did not include either slaves or resident free foreigners. The sovereign power resided wholly in the native freemen ; and whether it was exercised by a part or by all of them, was the question which determined the nature of the government.
Page 200 - ... times. It was indeed connected with the comparatively low estimation in which female society was held: but the devotedness and constancy with which these attachments were maintained, was not the less admirable and engaging. The heroic companions whom we find celebrated, partly by Homer and partly in traditions, which, if not of equal antiquity, were grounded on the same feeling, seem to have but one heart and soul, with scarcely a wish or object apart, and only to live, as they are always ready...
Page 26 - Œnus the Eurotas flows through a very deep and narrow valley, which near Sparta is so much contracted as to leave room for little more than the channel of the river. After it leaves Sparta the hills recede farther from the river ; but near...
Page 172 - ... whose worship seems to have been one of the most ancient forms of religion in Peloponnesus, and especially in Laconia, and by the divine honors paid to her at Sparta and elsewhere. But a still stronger reason for doubting the reality of the motive assigned by Homer for the Trojan war is, that the same incident occurs in another circle of fictions, and that, in the abduction of Helen, Paris only repeats an exploit also attributed to Theseus.