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A Chastellux

for fevers for the sake of displaying the skill of physicians.
In our times equal degrees of virtue are produced by
much slighter occasions, and purchased at much cheaper less
expence. rates.

Meantime it was the conduct of only a part of
the Syracusan people that was thus meritorious. What
gave occasion for displaying it was the tyranny and injustice
of the government which was democratical.

p.17. Social and friendly privileges grated by the
Ephesians and to the Syracusans and Selinuntians for as
an act of gratitude for their assistance. From These together
with another such incident mentioned in the
8th book of Thucydides one can not help looking upon
the Syracusans at this time as being the most amiable
people among all the Greeks.

p.21. A thunderbolt burns an Athenian vessel – no superstitious
reflections – quod mirum.

p.39. Ill policy of the Lacedæmonians on changing their
Admirals so frequently they who from their want of maritime
experience could not have a compleat succession
of skilful commanders.

p.76. The whole Athenian fleet (except 9 ships which
Conon saved) taken by Lysander, owing to the supine negligence
of the commanders, notwithstanding the warning
given them by Alcibiades. It appears by this and other
passages that it was the custom for the Ship's crews to go
on shore to eat their suppers. The Athenians were so improvident
as to station their ships (without necessity it
should seem, for their small vessels could swim any
where) at a distance from any port or town so that they
used

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