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... seems to nod , and a plume glitters upon it . A poet would say that it was that ' star of the dog - days ' mentioned by Homer . He looks towards the east , directing his course , I imagine , against the Persians ; in his left hand he ...
... seems to nod , and a plume glitters upon it . A poet would say that it was that ' star of the dog - days ' mentioned by Homer . He looks towards the east , directing his course , I imagine , against the Persians ; in his left hand he ...
Page 116
... seems to lie on rising ground immediately before one , but seems to change its place as one draws nearer . Great avenues lead up to the city , and the ground under the trees is covered with yellow fruit . Narrow paths lead southwards to ...
... seems to lie on rising ground immediately before one , but seems to change its place as one draws nearer . Great avenues lead up to the city , and the ground under the trees is covered with yellow fruit . Narrow paths lead southwards to ...
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... seems to have been impressed with the evils attendant on the hermit life , which up to that time had been the regular form of monasticism , and accordingly he instituted the coenobite system , or organisation of monks in communities ...
... seems to have been impressed with the evils attendant on the hermit life , which up to that time had been the regular form of monasticism , and accordingly he instituted the coenobite system , or organisation of monks in communities ...
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