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Homer’s Life and Writings.
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H o m e r'j Life and Writings.
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steries of our Religion, because the Greek Term Sect. A OT OS meaning frequently Tradition, signiIV. fies also the Word.
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Fixing thy Eye upon the divine Tradition, at- p. 51. (c) tacb thy self to it. ,
The Times preceeding the Trojan War, about the Age of Hercules and Theseus, and the People of that Generation, are thus characterized by the knowing Plutarch ; ' These early Times, 53 (e)
- says he, produced Men unwearied in Toils, 53 (0
' and almost supernaturally robust, in Feats of
- Hand, Swiftness of Foot, and Strength of Bo' dy ; but who made no good or humane Use of
- these wonderful Endowments i-~~Insult was
- their Inclination, and Violence their Delight ;
- their superior Strength served no other End,
< than to master and cruelly destroy every Per* son and Thing that fell in their way : But
- as for Love to Mankind, Justice, Equity and
- Humanity, these they thought were commend' ed by the greater part only, because they
- wanted Courage to do an Injury, or were ap* ■
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prehensive of receiving one: And therefore imagined that they had nothing to do with those Virtues, who were able to take by force whatever their Heart desired.' Ljfe of Theseus,
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