Martin Classical Lectures, Volume 1; Volume 1930 |
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Page 26
... give a much more vivid impression of in- dividuality and life than pages of character - drawing . The absence of moral judgments , even where we should expect them , is noteworthy . There is a French proverb which has been applied to ...
... give a much more vivid impression of in- dividuality and life than pages of character - drawing . The absence of moral judgments , even where we should expect them , is noteworthy . There is a French proverb which has been applied to ...
Page 47
... give the general pur- port of what was said . The speeches , then , give the general purport of what was said , or are the invention of the historian within the limits of what he thought was appropriate to the occasion . How is this ...
... give the general pur- port of what was said . The speeches , then , give the general purport of what was said , or are the invention of the historian within the limits of what he thought was appropriate to the occasion . How is this ...
Page 153
... give first a few examples of the faithfulness with which Vergil loved to reproduce incidents or lines or phrases from Homer , where they suited his purpose . We all know his own remark that it was easier to rob Hercules of his club than ...
... give first a few examples of the faithfulness with which Vergil loved to reproduce incidents or lines or phrases from Homer , where they suited his purpose . We all know his own remark that it was easier to rob Hercules of his club than ...
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