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... holy offerings of unmix'd myrrh , And sweetly smelling frankincense ; and many A pure libation of fresh golden honey They pour'd along the floor . And Menander , in his Harp - player , speaking 818 [ B. XII . THE DEIPNOSOPHISTS .
... holy offerings of unmix'd myrrh , And sweetly smelling frankincense ; and many A pure libation of fresh golden honey They pour'd along the floor . And Menander , in his Harp - player , speaking 818 [ B. XII . THE DEIPNOSOPHISTS .
Page 819
Athenaeus (of Naucratis.) And Menander , in his Harp - player , speaking of some one who was very fond of music , says— He was to music much devoted , and Sought ever pleasing sounds to gratify His delicate taste . 3. And yet some ...
Athenaeus (of Naucratis.) And Menander , in his Harp - player , speaking of some one who was very fond of music , says— He was to music much devoted , and Sought ever pleasing sounds to gratify His delicate taste . 3. And yet some ...
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... Menander , in his Trophonius , says— Here comes a very rich Ionian , And so I make a good thick soup , and eke A rich candaulus , amatory food . And the Lydians , when going out to war , array themselves to the tune of flutes and pipes ...
... Menander , in his Trophonius , says— Here comes a very rich Ionian , And so I make a good thick soup , and eke A rich candaulus , amatory food . And the Lydians , when going out to war , array themselves to the tune of flutes and pipes ...
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... Menander also , who was a person as little given to evil - speaking as possible , mentions him in his Fisher- men , introducing some exiles from Heraclea as saying- For a fat pig was lying on his face ; and in another place he says― He ...
... Menander also , who was a person as little given to evil - speaking as possible , mentions him in his Fisher- men , introducing some exiles from Heraclea as saying- For a fat pig was lying on his face ; and in another place he says― He ...
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... Menander , in his Woman carrying the Sacred Vessel of Minerva , or the Female Flute - player , says A. You will not marry if you're in your senses When you have left this life . For I myself Did marry ; so I recommend you not to . B ...
... Menander , in his Woman carrying the Sacred Vessel of Minerva , or the Female Flute - player , says A. You will not marry if you're in your senses When you have left this life . For I myself Did marry ; so I recommend you not to . B ...
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