A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest, with Supplementary Chapters on the History of Literature and ArtHarper & Bros., 1883 - 708 páginas |
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... called the Cambunian , and continued under the name of Lingon , runs across the peninsula from east to west , and forms the northern boundary of Greece . At a time when the Mediterra- nean was the great highway of commerce and ...
... called the Cambunian , and continued under the name of Lingon , runs across the peninsula from east to west , and forms the northern boundary of Greece . At a time when the Mediterra- nean was the great highway of commerce and ...
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... called Doris , from which the Dorians are said to have issued to the conquest of Peloponnesus . Here rises the river Cephissus , which flows into Phocis . The greater part of Phocis is occupied by Parnassus , which rises to the height ...
... called Doris , from which the Dorians are said to have issued to the conquest of Peloponnesus . Here rises the river Cephissus , which flows into Phocis . The greater part of Phocis is occupied by Parnassus , which rises to the height ...
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... called Ozolian to distinguish it from the eastern district of this name , lies upon the Corinthian gulf , and is a wild and mountainous country , nearly covered by the offshoots of the Phocian Parnassus and the Etolian Corax . Etolia ...
... called Ozolian to distinguish it from the eastern district of this name , lies upon the Corinthian gulf , and is a wild and mountainous country , nearly covered by the offshoots of the Phocian Parnassus and the Etolian Corax . Etolia ...
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... called Thētes , who had no land of their own , and who worked for hire on the estates of others . Among the freemen we find certain professional persons , whose acquirements and knowledge raised them above their class , and procured for ...
... called Thētes , who had no land of their own , and who worked for hire on the estates of others . Among the freemen we find certain professional persons , whose acquirements and knowledge raised them above their class , and procured for ...
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... called Thesprotia , from which they migrated into the country named after them , Thessaly . These Thessalian conquerors either sub- dued or expelled the original inhabitants of the country . The Boeotians , who inhabited the fertile ...
... called Thesprotia , from which they migrated into the country named after them , Thessaly . These Thessalian conquerors either sub- dued or expelled the original inhabitants of the country . The Boeotians , who inhabited the fertile ...
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Página 209 - Persian's grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations; — all were his I He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set where were they?
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Página 382 - Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount, Westward, much nearer by south-west, behold, Where on the ^Egean shore a city stands, Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece...
Página 408 - Pinching, fingering, and pulling — tempering, selecting, culling, With a nice survey discerning which are green and which are turning, Which are ripe for accusation, forfeiture, and confiscation. Him, besides, the wealthy man, retired upon an easy rent, Hating and avoiding party, noble-minded, indolent, Fearful of official snares, intrigues, and intricate affairs...
Página 383 - Where on the ^Egean shore a city stands, Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable, in her sweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades. See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long; There flowery hill Hymettus, with the sound Of bees...
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Página 232 - It is related that she recommended him to introduce mythical narrations into his poems, and that when, in accordance with her advice, he composed a hymn in which he interwove almost all the Theban mythology, she smiled and said, " "We ought to sow with the hand, and not with the whole sack.
Página 197 - The second, which was destined for the Spartans alone, contained the memorable words : — " Go, tell the Spartans, thou that passest by, That here obedient to their laws we lie.
Página 86 - Coward* that in wealth has thriven, May match his offspring with the proudest race : Thus everything is mixed, noble and base." Theognis lost his property in the revolution, and had been driven into exile ; and the following lines show the ferocious spirit which sometimes animated the Greeks in their party struggles. " Yet my full wish, to drink their very blood, Some power divine, that watches for my good, May yet accomplish. Soon may he fulfil My righteous hope — my just and hearty will."f •...