Morals (Volume 5) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1874. Excerpt: ... INDEX. "A Bird in the hand is worth two in the btish," a proverb among the Greeks, iv. 22.). "Abstain from beans," meaning of the aphorism, i. 29. Achelous, a river in Aetolia, v. 501. Acrolatus, apothegm of, i. 400. Actaeon, a beautiful youth of Corinth, murdered, iv. 313-315. Ada, queen of Caria, sends delicacies to Alexander, i. l99. Adimaiuus, admiral of the Corinthian fleet at the battle of Salamis; his courage vindicated, iv. 361. Adrastus, anecdote of, i. 288. Advice to a new-married couple, ii. 486- 507. Aeacus, his two sons, v. 466. Aemtlius Censorinus, v. 475. Aciuilius of Sybaris, v. 464. Aemilius Paulus, sayings of, i. 232; iv. 201. Aeolus King of Ktruria, v. 467. Aeschines, quoted, Prom. i. 40; anecdote of, 55; Eumen. 59; Frag. 163; Prom. 299; Ctesiphon, 331; his early life, and concern in public affairs, v. 34; incurs the hostility of Demosthenes, 1t.; ac- cused by Demosthenes and acquitted, 34, 35; impeaches Ctesiphon, is fined and exiled. 35; his school at Rhodes, i't.; his death, ti.; his orations, i't; his public employments, 36. Aeschylus, quoted, Septem, i. 210, 286; 815, 32.1, 493; quoted, ii. 47; anecdote of, 77, 160; Frag. 48, 83, 127, 165, 374, 413, 458, 463, 474, 477; quoted, iii. Frag. 24, 222; quoted, iv. 20, 54, 385; Frag. 276, 279; quoted, v. Frag. 170 Prom. 241, 320, 398. Aesop murdered by the citizens of Delphi, iv. 160; their punishment, 161. See A'.w/i. Agamcdcs and Trophonius built the tem- ple at Delphi, i. 313. Agasicles, apothegms of, i. 385. Agalharcides the Samian, his Persian His- tory, v. 451. Agatho the Samian, v. 474. Agathocles, anecdote of, i. 46; ii. 317. Aged Men, shall they meddle in State Affairs; v. 64-96. Agesianax, quoted, v. 235, 236. Agesilaus, reply of, i. 73, 219,220; his sayings and great actions, 385-397; his upright charact...