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Plato, Republic, Book 4, section 426c (search)
which being badly governed forewarn their citizens not to meddleCf. 497 B, Aristotle Politics 1301 b 11. Cf. the obvious imitation in the (probably spurious)Epistle vii. 330 E. For the thought, from the point of view of an enemy of democracy, cf. the statement in [Xenophon]Rep. Ath. 3. 9, that the faults of Athens cannot be corrected while she remains a democracy. The Athenians naturally guarded their constitution and viewed with equal suspicion the idealistic reformer and the oligarchical reactionary. with the general constitution of the state, denouncing death to whosoever attempts that—while whoever most agreeably servesCf. , p. 65 note d, and Laws 923 B. The
Plato, Republic, Book 6, section 489b (search)
610 A, Phaedo 62 B and D, Gorg. 501 A, etc. course of things that the pilot should beg the sailors to be ruled by him or that wise men should go to the doors of the rich.This saying was attributed to Simonides. Cf. schol. Hermann, Plato, vol. vi. p. 346, Joel, Der echte und der xenophontische Sokrates, ii.1 p .81, Aristot.Rhet. 1301 a 8 Cf. Phaedr. 245 AE)PI\ POIHTIKA\S QU/RAS,Thompson on Phaedr. 233 E, 364 BE)PI\ PLOUSI/WN QU/RAS, Laws 953 DE)PI\ TA\S TW=N PLOUSI/WN KAI\ SOFW=N QU/RAS, and for the idea cf. also 568 A and Theaet. 170 A, Timon of AthensIV iii. 17 “The learned pate ducks to the golden
Plato, Republic, Book 8, section 544a (search)
9. if this city is right. But regarding the other constitutions, my recollection is that you said there were four speciesAristot.Pol. 1291-1292 censures the limitation to four. But Cf. supra,Introd. p. xlv. Cf. Laws 693 D, where only two mother-forms of government are mentioned, monarchy and democracy, with Aristot.Pol. 1301 b 40DH=MOS KAI\ O)LIGARXI/A. Cf. also Eth. Nic. 1160 a 31 ff. The Politicus mentions seven (291 f., 301 f.). Isoc.Panath. 132-134 names three kinds—oligarchy, democracy, and monarchy—adding that others may say much more about them. See note ad loc. in Loeb Isocrates and Class. Phil. vol. vii. p.
Plato, Republic, Book 8, section 551b (search)
LOSRhet. 1366 a 3. For the true criterion of office-holding see Laws 715 C-D and Isoc. xii. 131. For wealth as the criterion cf. Aristot.Pol. 1273 a 37. of an oligarchical polity, prescribingFor TACA/MENOI cf. Vol. I. p. 310, note c, on 416 E. a sum of money, a larger sum where it is moreCf. Aristot.Pol. 1301 b 13-14. of an oligarchy, where it is less a smaller, and proclaiming that no man shall hold office whose property does not come up to the required valuation? And this law they either put through by force of arms, or without resorting to that they establish their government by terrorization.Cf. 557 A. Is not that the way of it?” “It is.” “The establishment then, one may say
Pliny the Elder, The Natural History (ed. John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A.), BOOK VIII. THE NATURE OF THE TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS., CHAP. 7. (7.)—THE COMBATS OF ELEPHANTS. (search)
rs, and showered curses on Pompeius, of which he soon afterwards became the victim. They fought also in the third consulship of the Dic- tator Cæsar, twenty of them against five hundred foot soldiers.There are coins which bear the figure of an elephant and the word Cæsar, probably struck in commemoration of these games.—B. On another occasion twenty elephants, carrying towers,The practice of placing towers filled with soldiers on the backs of the elephants is alluded to by Lucretius, B. v. 1. 1301, and by Juvenal, Sat. xii. 1. 110.—B. It still prevails in India. and each defended by sixty men, were opposed to the same number of foot soldiers as before, and an equal number of horsemen. Afterwards, under the Emperors Claudius and Nero, the last exploit"Consummatione gladiatorum." There is some doubt about the exact meaning of this. It may mean, "at the conclusion of the gladiatorial games," as exhibited; or, what is more probable, "as the crowning exploit of the gladiators," who wished t<
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 32: (search)
In the twenty-four hours 948 shots were fired against Fort Sumter; 448 struck outside, 233 inside, and 270 passed over. The casualties in the fort amounted to fourteen. On the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22d, and 23d of August the fierce bombardment of Fort Sumter was continued by the enemy, both from his land batteries and, at intervals, from his fleet. From the 17th to the 23d inclusive he fired against the fort a total of 5643 shots, of which number 5643 struck inside, 1699 outside, and 1301 missed. These projectiles varied in weight from thirty to three hundred pounds, and were fired from Parrott and 15-inch smoothbore guns. An average of one hundred and fifty pounds per shot would give a weight of nearly 385 tons discharged against the wall of Fort Sumter during this period of seven days. At the end of this time nearly all the guns remaining in the fort were unserviceable, and the damage to the gorge-wall and the northwest face by the reverse fire was great; but the sand that
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
This frequent change of rushes was considered to betoken an effeminacy which augured but poorly for the stability of the dynasty and the ruling families. The walls were hung with tapestry and cloths long before the floors were carpeted. In Hampton Court Palace, built by Cardinal Wolsey, the beautiful floors are yet bare and the walls covered with tapestry. In the Middle Ages carpets were used before the high altar and in certain parts of the chapter. Bedside carpets are noticed in 1301, and carpets for the royal thrones in the fifteenth century. Turkey carpets before the communion-table were used in the reigns of Edward VI., Elizabeth, and the Stuarts. The manufacture of carpets was introduced into France from Persia, in the reign of Henry IV., about 1606; a manufactory being established at Chaillot, near Paris. Workmen from France introduced carpet-making into England about 1750. A carpet-factory was established at Axminster, 1755, the year of the Lisbon earthqua
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), T. (search)
ideas are now distinct, but when both were made by hand and in smaller pieces, the differences were rather of position than character. The rugs covered the triclinia, or were laid upon the floor, as appears in the representations in Pompeii, and later in the altar-cloths of the choirs in cathedrals and abbeys. It is recorded that Sinchius, Bishop of Toledo, in 1255, covered his floor with tapestry, — an example followed by Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. Bedside carpets occur in 1301 on the Continent of Europe; and in the fifteenth century a carpet is shown around a throne, and a bedside rug with a handsome pattern, the remainder of the floor having a checkered matting of two colors. Tap-hole. An opening at the base of a smeltingfurnace for drawing off the molten metal. It is stopped by a plug of refractory clay (bot), which is removed in the act of tapping. Tap′lings. The whang-leather straps which connect the souple and hand-staff. Tap′net. A rush bas<
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 48: Seward.—emancipation.—peace with France.—letters of marque and reprisal.—foreign mediation.—action on certain military appointments.—personal relations with foreigners at Washington.—letters to Bright, Cobden, and the Duchess of Argyll.—English opinion on the Civil War.—Earl Russell and Gladstone.—foreign relations.—1862-1863. (search)
d freedmen by the rebels, Dec. 3, 1862; sale of land in the Sea Islands of South Carolina forfeited for taxes, with reference to the interests of freedmen, Jan. 9 and 26, 1863 (Globe, pp. 245, 507, 508); the bill to punish correspondence by American citizens resident abroad with the Confederate government or its agents, Jan. 7 and Feb. 13, 1863 (Globe, pp. 214, 925); carrying into effect the convention with Peru for the settlement of claims, Feb. 24 and 26, and March 3, 1863 (Globe, pp. 1235, 1301, 1489, 1512); derangement of mails between New York and Washington, Jan. 7, 1863 (Globe, p. 215); indemnity to the owners of a French brig for injury in a collision with a United States war vessel, Dec. 10, 1862 (Globe, p. 52); the mission to Bolivia, Jan. 28, 1863 (Globe, p. 568); the taking of depositions to be used abroad, Feb. 27, 1863 (Globe, p. 1335); the union of the Mississippi River and the Red River of the North by canal navigation, Jan. 28, 1863 (Globe, p. 562); justice to a widow
James Russell Lowell, Among my books, Dante. (search)
bearing date January 15 of that year. Dante's own marriage is assigned to various years, ranging from 1291 to 1294; but the earlier date seems the more probable, as he was the father of seven children (the youngest, a daughter, named Beatrice) in 1301. His wife was Gemma dei Donati, and through her Dante, whose family, though noble, was of the lesser nobility, became nearly connected with Corso Donati, the head of a powerful clan of the grandi, or greater nobles. In 1293 occurred what is calli among the Bianchi. They were all permitted to return before long (but after Dante's term of office was over), and came accordingly, bringing at least the Scriptural allowance of seven other motives of mischief with them. Affairs getting worse (1301), the Neri, with the connivance of the pope (Boniface VIII.), entered into an arrangement with Charles of Valois, who was preparing an expedition to Italy. Dante was meanwhile sent on an embassy to Rome (September, 1301, according to Arrivabene,
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