Selected Essays of Plutarch, Vol. I.
Plutarch
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Plutarch · 15 chapters
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- Literary English
- Everyday expressions
- Advanced vocabulary
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For you will doubtless admit that there is a certain preparation necessary for the guest as well as for the host.
A despot who desires to rule over slaves rather than men is no better than a farmer who is ready to reap a harvest of darnel and cammock in preference to wheat and barley.
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- PREFACESample
- INTRODUCTION
- DINNER-PARTY OF THE SEVEN SAGES
- ON OLD MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE
- ADVICE TO MARRIED COUPLES
- The Rules:
- CONCERNING BUSYBODIES
- ON GARRULOUSNESS
- ON THE STUDENT AT LECTURES
- ON MORAL IGNORANCE IN HIGH PLACES
- FAWNER AND FRIEND (WITH AN EXCURSUS ON CANDOUR)
- ON BRINGING UP A BOY[55]
- NOTES ON PERSONS AND PLACES
- APPENDIX NOTES ON THE GREEK TEXT