This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...and then to bury them, and in old age to be weak to body and then to become friendless and helpless, bereft of all hope, and to be envied at one time by the same people who now pity, and that death is more desired by them than life? The worthier men they were, the greater is the grief of those left behind. (74.) And' ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...and then to bury them, and in old age to be weak to body and then to become friendless and helpless, bereft of all hope, and to be envied at one time by the same people who now pity, and that death is more desired by them than life? The worthier men they were, the greater is the grief of those left behind. (74.) And' how are they to cease from grief? When adversity has come upon our city? But at that time it is natural even for the others (t. e. outsiders) to remember them. But in common prosperity? But it would be sufficient (cause) for them to grieve, since their children have died, but the living are enjoying the benefits of their valor. But, then, in their private dangers, when they see their former friends fleeing from their helpless condition, and their enemies full of confidence on account of their misfortunes? (75.) It seems to me that we are discharging our debt of gratitude towards those lying here only in this way, if we honor their parents as much as those, and treat their children with such kindness, as if we ourselves were their fathers, and if we show ourselves such a help to their wives, as they were, when still living. (76.) For whom should we honor on better grounds than these, lying here? And whom of the living should we honor with more justice than their relatives who enjoy the benefits of their valor equally with (f. e. not more than), the others, but who, now that they died, alone in truth bear this misfortune. (77.) But I do not know why I should utter such lamentations; for we were not unaware of our being mortal. So that why should we be grieved at that which we long ago expected to suffer, or why should we be so exceedingly sad at misfortunes inherent in our nature, knowing that death is the common (lot) both for the worst and the ...
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