The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, tr. by a Balliol man

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Página 34 - Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour.
Página 34 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm, weakened the stability of their order...
Página 34 - I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love and found him a native of the rocks.
Página 27 - And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name ? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel : for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Página 18 - Labour was the first price, the original purchase money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all the wealth of the world was originally purchased...
Página 27 - And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD ! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee ; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Página 11 - Crown 8vo. cloth, 3*. 6d. This volume consists of Questions mainly taken from various Examination Papers with references in the case of the easier questions, and hints, and in some cases formal statements of the arguments pro and con. to the more difficult questions. There are also two Appendixes on the debated questions — 'Is Political Economy a Science?' and 'Is Political Economy Selfish?
Página 27 - And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you.
Página 19 - B's remainder is vested in him, at the creation of the particular estate to A for life; or if A and...
Página 31 - Clear of this smoke and surge thy barque direct ;" because of the two extremes the one is always more, and the other less erroneous: and, therefore, since to hit exactly on the mean is difficult, one must take the least of the evils as the safest plan; and this a man will be doing if he follows this method. We ought also to take into consideration our own natural bias; which varies in each man's case and will be ascertained from the pleasure and pain arising in us.

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