The Spectator, Band 8J. F. Dove, 1827 |
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... Plutarch tells us of a heathen who was singing a hymn to Diana , in which he celebrated her for her delight in human sacrifices , and other instances of cruelty and re- venge ; upon which a poet who was present at this piece of devotion ...
... Plutarch tells us of a heathen who was singing a hymn to Diana , in which he celebrated her for her delight in human sacrifices , and other instances of cruelty and re- venge ; upon which a poet who was present at this piece of devotion ...
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... Plutarch , that " the person has had but an ill education , who has not been taught to deny any thing . " This false kind of mo- desty has , perhaps , betrayed both sexes into as many vices as the most abandoned impudence ; and is the ...
... Plutarch , that " the person has had but an ill education , who has not been taught to deny any thing . " This false kind of mo- desty has , perhaps , betrayed both sexes into as many vices as the most abandoned impudence ; and is the ...
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... Plutarch very often apply their judgments as impertinently as the old woman I have before mentioned , though their manner of relating them makes the folly itself appear venerable . Indeed , most historians , as well Christian as Pagan ...
... Plutarch very often apply their judgments as impertinently as the old woman I have before mentioned , though their manner of relating them makes the folly itself appear venerable . Indeed , most historians , as well Christian as Pagan ...
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... She is herself the theatre , the actors , and the beholder . This puts me in mind of a saying which I am infinitely pleased with , and which Plutarch ascribes to Heraclitus , that all men whilst they are awake are 262 No 487 . SPECTATOR .
... She is herself the theatre , the actors , and the beholder . This puts me in mind of a saying which I am infinitely pleased with , and which Plutarch ascribes to Heraclitus , that all men whilst they are awake are 262 No 487 . SPECTATOR .
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... Plutarch , than that Plutarch was ill - natured , capricious , or inhuman . " If we may believe our logicians , man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter . He has a heart capable of mirth , and naturally ...
... Plutarch , than that Plutarch was ill - natured , capricious , or inhuman . " If we may believe our logicians , man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter . He has a heart capable of mirth , and naturally ...
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