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" Penestse, though subjected to very cruel oppressions, yet appear to have been more favourably circumstanced than the Helots, both in origin and relation. In Crete also, the rare occurrence of rebellion, and certain indulgences permitted to the slaves,... "
The Domestic Virtues and Manners of the Greeks and Romans, Compared with ... - Page 31
by William Sewell - 1828 - 98 pages
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Oxford English Prize Essays, Volume 4

English essays - 1830 - 308 pages
...treachery, pandering to his pride, and exasperating his ferocity. In Thessaly, indeed, the Penestae, though subjected to very cruel oppressions, yet appear...amelioration in their condition. But in Athens alone are we v. ii. p. ii. u assured of any considerable mitigation of its severity and degradation. And this we...
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