The epistles of Phalaris translated into English from the original Greek by S. Whately ... ; to which is added Sir W. Temple's Character of the epistles of Phalaris ; together with an appendix of some other epistles lately discovered in a French ms.
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The epistles of Phalaris translated into English from the original Greek by S. Whately ... ; to which is added Sir W. Temple's Character of the epistles of Phalaris ; together with an appendix of some other epistles lately discovered in a French ms.
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Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, 6th cent. B.C.
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London :: Printed by Fr. Leach ... for the author,
1699.
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Ep. 134. To Polymnestor.
SO then! I see you are afraid of the
Threatning I made you, never to
be again obliged to you, since you have,
according to my Directions, distributed
among your men the Reward of their
Bravery, and Recompence of their Ha∣zards.
Now you have effectually Ob∣liged
me, and now can I heartily thank
you; since you have now both given me
the Boldness to crave of you again,
should my occasions require it, the like
Assistance, and Heartned you men to
shew the like Forwardness. For who
that hath the Spirit of a man having re∣ceived
a double Reward, would not
strive to merit it by a double Service?
What I have given you only passes
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through your hands to Others: and
while you employ it in engaging your
Soldiers to stand firm to my Interests;
'tis neither them nor yourself, but me
that you serve in accepting of it.
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