The History of Ancient Greece: Part the first. From the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian empire in the EastT. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820 |
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Page 374 - Can his dear image from my soul depart, Long as the vital spirit moves my heart? If in the melancholy shades below, The flames of friends and lovers cease to glow, Yet mine shall sacred last; mine undecay'd Burn on through death, and animate my shade.
Page 36 - Know that a son is born to us. We thank the gods, not so much for their gift, as for bestowing it at a time when Aristotle lives. We assure ourselves that you will form him a prince worthy of his father, and worthy of Macedon.
Page 142 - And now to give my sentiments on the present occasion. Whether subsidies, or alliances, or whatever schemes are concerting for the public good, one point must be secured — the continuance of the present peace. Not that it is so very excellent, or so worthy of you : but, of what kind soever it may be, it were more for the interest of your affairs that it had never been concluded, than that now, when it is concluded, you should infringe it : for we have suffered ourselves to be deprived of many advantages...
Page 31 - That part of the island we had landed on was a narrow ridge, not above musket-shot across, bounded on one side by the sea, and on the other by a creek, extending upwards of a mile inland, and nearly communicating with the sea at its head.
Page 169 - ... affection, and dignify those payments with the name of free gifts. It is therefore evident, that as Diopithes is at the head of a considerable power, the same contributions will be granted to him. Else, how shall he pay his soldiers? how shall he maintain them, who receives nothing from you, and has nothing of his own? From the skies? No; but from what he can collect, and beg, and borrow.
Page 187 - Olympic, and Pythian, where proclamation shall be duly made of that crown, now by us conferred on the people of Athens, that all Greece may be informed of the magnanimity of Athens, and the gratitude of the Byzantines and Perinthians.
Page 181 - Philip, King of Macedon, to the Senate and people of Athens, health: " I have received three of your citizens in quality of ambassadors, who have conferred with me about the dismission of certain ships commanded by Leodamas. I cannot but consider it as an extraordinary instance of weakness, to imagine that I can possibly believe that these ships were...
Page 286 - In his chaste attention to Statira, the fairest beauty of the east, his conduct forms a remarkable contrast with that of his admired Achilles, whom he equalled in valour, but far surpassed in humanity. These illustrious princesses bore their own misfortunes with patience, but burst into dreadful lamentations, when informed by a eunuch, that he had seen the mantle of Darius in the hands of a Macedonian soldier.
Page 66 - Suppose he should meet some fatal stroke; you would soon raise up another Philip, if your interests are thus regarded; for it is not to his own strength that he so much owes his elevation as to our supineness.
Page 353 - That," said Alexander with a smile, " I should do for my own sake, but what can I do for yours ?" Porus replied, " All my wishes are contained in that one request.