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And of him a very considerable record remains in his numerous and most
miscellaneous Minor or Moral works . Those who bear it in mind , will not fail to
discover in the lives also a good deal which is of interest in relation to their author
.
And of him a very considerable record remains in his numerous and most
miscellaneous Minor or Moral works . Those who bear it in mind , will not fail to
discover in the lives also a good deal which is of interest in relation to their author
.
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3 But his mind , it is evident , was very early possessed with the keenest interest
in public affairs , and the most passionate ambition for distinction . Eager from the
first to obtain the highest place , he unhesitatingly accepted the hatred of the ...
3 But his mind , it is evident , was very early possessed with the keenest interest
in public affairs , and the most passionate ambition for distinction . Eager from the
first to obtain the highest place , he unhesitatingly accepted the hatred of the ...
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When his fellow - citizens had now begun to listen 22 willingly to those who
traduced him , he was obliged to give offence by putting them in mind of the
services he had performed , and would ask those who complained of him ,
whether they ...
When his fellow - citizens had now begun to listen 22 willingly to those who
traduced him , he was obliged to give offence by putting them in mind of the
services he had performed , and would ask those who complained of him ,
whether they ...
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1 There is to this day a small figure of Themistocles in the temple of Diana of Best
Counsel , which represents him to be a person not only of a noble mind , but also
of a most heroic aspect . So at last the people Ostra- , banished him , making ...
1 There is to this day a small figure of Themistocles in the temple of Diana of Best
Counsel , which represents him to be a person not only of a noble mind , but also
of a most heroic aspect . So at last the people Ostra- , banished him , making ...
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If , then , you shall consent to our laws , and fall down before the king and
worship him , you may both see him and speak to him ; but if your mind be
otherwise , you must make use of others to intercede for you , for it is not the
national custom ...
If , then , you shall consent to our laws , and fall down before the king and
worship him , you may both see him and speak to him ; but if your mind be
otherwise , you must make use of others to intercede for you , for it is not the
national custom ...
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