Social Life in Greece from Homer to MenanderMacmillan, 1874 - 495 strani |
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Stran 32
... hands , whether she choose it or not . Stranger and not less characteristic is the treatment of old age . The king or chief , as soon as his bodily vigour passed away , was apparently pushed aside by younger and stronger men . He might ...
... hands , whether she choose it or not . Stranger and not less characteristic is the treatment of old age . The king or chief , as soon as his bodily vigour passed away , was apparently pushed aside by younger and stronger men . He might ...
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... hands before eating was uni- versal . With the exception of the large cup ( кPNTÈP ) on the table , which was often embossed , and the work of a famous artist , we hear of no plate , or other valuables to ornament the tables . This neat ...
... hands before eating was uni- versal . With the exception of the large cup ( кPNTÈP ) on the table , which was often embossed , and the work of a famous artist , we hear of no plate , or other valuables to ornament the tables . This neat ...
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... hands . The Greeks were always a passionate people , and wreaked fierce ven- geance to satisfy their wrath . So Achilles keeps in- sulting the dead body of his foe , and even queens desire to eat the raw flesh of their enemies , nor did ...
... hands . The Greeks were always a passionate people , and wreaked fierce ven- geance to satisfy their wrath . So Achilles keeps in- sulting the dead body of his foe , and even queens desire to eat the raw flesh of their enemies , nor did ...
Stran 65
... hands of the women of Hesiod's acquaintance . We might almost imagine that some sour Attic editor had expunged the advice which Hesiod owes us on the point , and had justified himself with the famous apophthegm of Pericles ( or rather ...
... hands of the women of Hesiod's acquaintance . We might almost imagine that some sour Attic editor had expunged the advice which Hesiod owes us on the point , and had justified himself with the famous apophthegm of Pericles ( or rather ...
Stran 75
... phase of Greek society , called the age of the Tyrants , which has hardly received fair treatment at the hands of historians . Politically , indeed , as regards the development of written laws , IV . ] THE GREEKS OF THE LYRIC AGE . 75.
... phase of Greek society , called the age of the Tyrants , which has hardly received fair treatment at the hands of historians . Politically , indeed , as regards the development of written laws , IV . ] THE GREEKS OF THE LYRIC AGE . 75.
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Stran 26 - To the young, for whom it is especially intended, as a most interesting collection of thrilling tales well told; and to their elders, as a useful handbook of reference, and a pleasant one to take up •when their •wish is to while away a weary half-hour. We have seen no prettier gift-book for a long time."— ATHENAEUM.
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Stran 17 - She handles her little marvel with that rare poetic discrimination which neither exhausts it of its simple wonders by pushing symbolism too far, nor keeps those wonders in the merely fabulous and capricious stage. In fact she has produced a true children's poem, which is far more delightful to the mature than to children, though it would be delightful to all.
Stran 15 - So choice, so perfect, and so refined, so tender in feeling, and so scholarly in expression, that we look with special interest to everything that he gives us.
Stran 13 - One quality in the piece, sufficient of itself to claim a moment's attention, is that it is unique— original, indeed, is not too strong a word — in the manner of its conception and execution.