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... Menander , whose fragments are often indistinguishable from his master's ; even in an alien tongue this tradition of simple purity was perpetuated by Terence in his turn . Yet , though thus inviting imitation , the simplicity of ...
... Menander , whose fragments are often indistinguishable from his master's ; even in an alien tongue this tradition of simple purity was perpetuated by Terence in his turn . Yet , though thus inviting imitation , the simplicity of ...
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... Menander . Thus the famous lines of the lost Cresphontes , " In truth we ought to gather and bewail The babe new - born into this world of pain , But him that's dead and rested from his toils Speed with all joy and blessing on his way ...
... Menander . Thus the famous lines of the lost Cresphontes , " In truth we ought to gather and bewail The babe new - born into this world of pain , But him that's dead and rested from his toils Speed with all joy and blessing on his way ...
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... Menander or Plutarch but Menander's audience and Plutarch's public in ways we cannot know ; his view of life is partly the cause , still more the forerunner of the spirit of the Hellenistic world , so enlightened , so common sense , so ...
... Menander or Plutarch but Menander's audience and Plutarch's public in ways we cannot know ; his view of life is partly the cause , still more the forerunner of the spirit of the Hellenistic world , so enlightened , so common sense , so ...
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