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strength,
Breathing forth nothing but lances and darts,
Arms, and equipment, and battle array,
Bucklers, and shields, and habergeons, and hauberks,
Helmets, and plumes, and heroic attire.
Euripides
“But how did you manage to make ’em so manly?
What was the method, the means that you took?
Dionysus
“Speak, Æschylus, speak, and behave yourself better,
And don’t, in your rage, stand so silent and stern.
Plate 56.—Red-figured Vase; and Pyxis
Æschylus
“A drama, brimful with heroical spirit.
Euripides
“What did you call it?
Æschylus
“‘The Chiefs against
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