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Page 105
... ideal of an age when misfortune and want were constantly at the door , and daily bread and bodily security were not always certain . Every man strains him- self to the task of keeping importunate hunger from his belly . ' It is at least ...
... ideal of an age when misfortune and want were constantly at the door , and daily bread and bodily security were not always certain . Every man strains him- self to the task of keeping importunate hunger from his belly . ' It is at least ...
Page 106
... ideal or spiritual value as examples for other ages . It is the privilege of princes and of the rich that they most of all can command this immortality , and Pindar , writing primarily for such men , urges them to live up to the measure ...
... ideal or spiritual value as examples for other ages . It is the privilege of princes and of the rich that they most of all can command this immortality , and Pindar , writing primarily for such men , urges them to live up to the measure ...
Page 122
... ideal which their æsthetic sense approved and education had confirmed , and that ideal is a rational harmony of design . It was their in- ability to discover such a design in the totality of experience that caused them such perplexity ...
... ideal which their æsthetic sense approved and education had confirmed , and that ideal is a rational harmony of design . It was their in- ability to discover such a design in the totality of experience that caused them such perplexity ...
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THE ETERNAL WANDERER Page | 1 |
THE GREEK VIEW OF LIFE | 17 |
THE SUBSTANCE of Greek TRAGEDY | 39 |
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