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11-15, 414 B. C. ) would be classed by some with the speeches composed by Thucydides, by others as an authentic document. Cp. P. 98, note 6.
XENOPHON.
" The sage and heroic Xenophon. " GIBBON.
IF the learning of Gibbon had chanced or chosen to add another epithet to the two in which he has justly commemo- rated the virtues of Xenophon, perhaps with the cro>o? and of Plutarch and Longinus he would have coupled the of Polybius ; for the companion of Cyrus, who tramped or galloped over the sandy p...lains of Mesopotamia seven centuries and a half before the fatal march of Julian, in the end proved himself no less an adept in the art of words than of warfare, and lived to display to after-time, as the out- come of multiform gifts, a triad of interblending qualities as a man, philosopher, and stylist.
It is under this threefold embodiment that an attempt is here made, in some sort briefly, to estimate the genius of Xenophon. But intentionally, the scope of this Essay is con- fined to an appreciation of the more salient characteristics of the writer.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
11-15, 414 B. C. ) would be classed by some with the speeches composed by Thucydides, by others as an authentic document. Cp. P. 98, note 6.
XENOPHON.
" The sage and heroic Xenophon. " GIBBON.
IF the learning of Gibbon had chanced or chosen to add another epithet to the two in which he has justly commemo- rated the virtues of Xenophon, perhaps with the cro>o? and of Plutarch and Longinus he would have coupled the of Polybius ; for the companion of Cyrus, who tramped or galloped over the sandy p...lains of Mesopotamia seven centuries and a half before the fatal march of Julian, in the end proved himself no less an adept in the art of words than of warfare, and lived to display to after-time, as the out- come of multiform gifts, a triad of interblending qualities as a man, philosopher, and stylist.
It is under this threefold embodiment that an attempt is here made, in some sort briefly, to estimate the genius of Xenophon. But intentionally, the scope of this Essay is con- fined to an appreciation of the more salient characteristics of the writer.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Evelyn Abbott to read onlineMoreLess
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