The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... unguents also ; for he was anxious to appear agreeable and beautiful in the eyes of all whom he met . And in the procession of the Dionysia , which he celebrated when he was archon at Athens , a chorus sang an ode of Siromen the ...
... unguents also ; for he was anxious to appear agreeable and beautiful in the eyes of all whom he met . And in the procession of the Dionysia , which he celebrated when he was archon at Athens , a chorus sang an ode of Siromen the ...
Page 923
... unguent , and He rubbed himself with that , and smear'd his fingers , And said , " At least smell this , O Lamia , And see how much this scent does beat all others . " She laughingly replied : " But know , O king , That smell does seem ...
... unguent , and He rubbed himself with that , and smear'd his fingers , And said , " At least smell this , O Lamia , And see how much this scent does beat all others . " She laughingly replied : " But know , O king , That smell does seem ...
Page 976
... unguents ! And moreover , Solon the lawgiver expressly forbade a man to devote himself to any such busi- ness on which account Pherecrates , in his Oven , or Woman sitting up all Night , says- Why should he practise a perfumer's trade ...
... unguents ! And moreover , Solon the lawgiver expressly forbade a man to devote himself to any such busi- ness on which account Pherecrates , in his Oven , or Woman sitting up all Night , says- Why should he practise a perfumer's trade ...
Page 1098
... unguents ? for he recommends anointing the breast with unguent , as being the seat of the heart , and considering it an admitted point that that is soothed with fragrant smells . And the ancients used to act thus , not only because ...
... unguents ? for he recommends anointing the breast with unguent , as being the seat of the heart , and considering it an admitted point that that is soothed with fragrant smells . And the ancients used to act thus , not only because ...
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... unguents are made up with myrrh , and that which is called σTAKTY is wholly composed of it . Not but what Homer was acquainted with the fashion of using unguents and perfumes , but he calls them aia , with the addition of some ...
... unguents are made up with myrrh , and that which is called σTAKTY is wholly composed of it . Not but what Homer was acquainted with the fashion of using unguents and perfumes , but he calls them aia , with the addition of some ...
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