The Eastern Nations And Greece
The Eastern Nations And Greece
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The Mourning Athena.* (From a photograph) §253] THE PLAGUE AT ATHENS 229 Continuing, the speaker declared that Athens alone of all existing cities was greater than the report of her in the world ; and that she would never need a Homer to perpetuate her memory, because she herself had set up everywhere eternal monuments of her greatness.
" Such is the city," he exclaimed impressively, " for whose sake these men nobly fought and died ; they could not bear the thought that she might be taken from ...them ; and every one of us who survive should gladly toil on her behalf." Then followed words of tribute to the valor and self-devotion of the dead, whose sepulchers and inscriptions were not the graves and the memorial stones of the cemetery — "for the whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men," and the memorials of them are " graven not on stone but in the hearts of mankind." Finally, with words of comfort for the relatives of the dead, the orator dismissed the assembly to their homes.^ " Thus did Pericles represent to the Athenian citizens the nature of their state, and picture to them what Athens should be.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Mourning Athena.* (From a photograph) §253] THE PLAGUE AT ATHENS 229 Continuing, the speaker declared that Athens alone of all existing cities was greater than the report of her in the world ; and that she would never need a Homer to perpetuate her memory, because she herself had set up everywhere eternal monuments of her greatness.
" Such is the city," he exclaimed impressively, " for whose sake these men nobly fought and died ; they could not bear the thought that she might be taken from ...them ; and every one of us who survive should gladly toil on her behalf." Then followed words of tribute to the valor and self-devotion of the dead, whose sepulchers and inscriptions were not the graves and the memorial stones of the cemetery — "for the whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men," and the memorials of them are " graven not on stone but in the hearts of mankind." Finally, with words of comfort for the relatives of the dead, the orator dismissed the assembly to their homes.^ " Thus did Pericles represent to the Athenian citizens the nature of their state, and picture to them what Athens should be.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Myers, P. V. N. (Philip Van Ness), 1846-1937 to read onlineMoreLess
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