| Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne - Greece - 1770 - 458 pages
...nothing lefs than a yoke of oxen. When this became current, many kinds of injuftice ceafed in Lacedsemon. Who would fteal, or take a bribe, who would defraud,...by the poffeffion of it, nor if cut in pieces, be fervtd by it's ufe ? for we are told that when hot, they quenched it in vinegar, to make it brittle... | |
| Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne - Greece - 1794 - 410 pages
...nothing lefs than a yoke of oxen. When this became current, many kinds of injuflice ceafed in Lacedemon. Who would fteal, or take a bribe, who would defraud-...booty ; when he could neither be dignified by the puffeffion of it, nor if cut in pieces, be ferved by its ufe ? For we are told that when hot, they... | |
| Plutarch - Biography - 1804 - 400 pages
...yoke of oxen. When this became current, many kinds of injuftice ceafed in Lacedaemon. Who would rteal or take a bribe, who would defraud or rob when he...booty ; when he could neither be dignified by the pofTeffion of it, nor if cut in pieces befcrved by its ufe ? For we are told, that when hot, they quenched... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1804 - 404 pages
...When this became current, many kinds of uijiiftice ceafed in Lacedoemon. Who would fteal or take 'i bribe, who would defraud or rob when he could not...booty ; when he could neither be dignified by the poiTellion of it, nor if cut in pieces be ferved by its ufe f For we are told, that when hot, they... | |
| Plutarchus - 1812 - 690 pages
...yoke of oxen. When flus became current, many kinds of injustice ceased in Lacedxmon. Who would steal or take a bribe, who would defraud or rob, when he •could not conceal the booh-, when he could neither be dignified by the possession of it, nor, if cet in pieces, be served... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1821 - 358 pages
...yoke of oxen. When this became current, many kinds of injustice ceased in Lacedaemon. Who would steal or take a bribe, who would defraud or rob, when he...booty ; when he could neither be dignified by the possession of it, nor if cut in pieces be served by its use 1 For we are told that when hot, they quenched... | |
| Plutarch - 1822 - 502 pages
...oxen. When this became current, many kinds of injustice ceased in Lacedaemon. Who would steal or stake a bribe, who would defraud or rob, when he could not...the booty, when he could neither be dignified by the possession of it, nor, if cut in pieces, be served by its use? For we are told, that when hot they... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1831 - 356 pages
...yoke of oxen. When this became current many kinds of injustice ceased in Lacedaemon. Who would steal or take a bribe, who would defraud or rob, when he...booty ; when he could neither be dignified by the possession of it, nor if cut in pieces be served by its use ? For we are told that when hot, they quenched... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1832 - 444 pages
...yoke of oxen. When this became current, many kinds of injustice ceased in Lacedaemon. Who would steal or take a bribe, who would defraud or rob, when he...booty — when he could neither be dignified by the possession of it, nor, if cut in pieces, be served by its use .' For we are told, that when hot, they... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1832 - 446 pages
...yoke of oxen. When this became current, many kinds of injustice ceased in Lacedsemon. Who would steal or take a bribe, who would defraud or rob, when he could not conceal the booty — when he could neu her be dignified by the possession of it, nor, if cut in pieces, be served by its use? For we are... | |
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