The five days debate at Cicero's house in Tusculum between master and sophister.

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Title: The five days debate at Cicero's house in Tusculum between master and sophister.
Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Publication: London :: Printed for Abel Swalle ...,; 1683.
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(i) In that Pair of Pythagoreans.] Damon and Pythias.

(k) A Tragick Poet; how good, is nothing to the purpose.] Dionysius the Elder was Musical, and Patron of Philoxenus the Harper. He was much addicted to write Tragedies, but unhappy that way, for he obscur'd his style, with far fetch'd and frigid Humours and Expressions, yet angry with those who past a true censure on them. Twice his Poems were exploded at the Olympiack Games; a third time they came off with approbation, at the news of which, he is said to have dy'd for joy.