XXIII. Nabis the Tyrant of Lacedemon, did utterly extinguish the Spartan name forcing into banishment as many as were eminent for Riches, or the renown of their Ancestors, and d•…•…ing their Wealth and Wives amongst the mercenary Soldiers he had hired, withal
Unparalleld varieties: or, The matchless actions and passions of mankind.: Displayed in near four hundred notable instances and examples. Discovering the transcendent effects; I. Of love, friendship, and gratitude. II. Of magnanimity, courage, and fidelity. III. Of chastity, temperance, and humility. And on the contrary the tremendous consequences, IV. Of hatred, revenge, and ingratitude. V. Of cowardice, barbarity, treachery. VI. Of unchastity, intemperance, and ambition. : Imbellished with proper figures. / By R.B. ...
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- Unparalleld varieties: or, The matchless actions and passions of mankind.: Displayed in near four hundred notable instances and examples. Discovering the transcendent effects; I. Of love, friendship, and gratitude. II. Of magnanimity, courage, and fidelity. III. Of chastity, temperance, and humility. And on the contrary the tremendous consequences, IV. Of hatred, revenge, and ingratitude. V. Of cowardice, barbarity, treachery. VI. Of unchastity, intemperance, and ambition. : Imbellished with proper figures. / By R.B. ...
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"Unparalleld varieties: or, The matchless actions and passions of mankind.: Displayed in near four hundred notable instances and examples. Discovering the transcendent effects; I. Of love, friendship, and gratitude. II. Of magnanimity, courage, and fidelity. III. Of chastity, temperance, and humility. And on the contrary the tremendous consequences, IV. Of hatred, revenge, and ingratitude. V. Of cowardice, barbarity, treachery. VI. Of unchastity, intemperance, and ambition. : Imbellished with proper figures. / By R.B. ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A81080.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.
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he sent Murderers after such as he had banished, not suffe∣ring any place of retreat to be safe to them; he had al∣so framed an Engine, or rather an Image of his Wife, which after her name he called Apega; with admirable Art it was fashioned to her resemblance, and was clo∣thed in such costly Garments as she her self used to wear; as oft as the Tyrant cited before him any of the rich Citizens, with a design to milk them of their Mo∣ney, he first with a long, and very civil Speech, used to represent to them the danger that Sparta was in, the number of the Soldiers he kept about him for their safety, and the great charge he was at in sacred and ci∣vil affairs, if they were wrought upon by this means, it sufficed, but if otherways, and that they would not part with their money, he then used to say, Possibly I am not a∣ble to persuade you, yet it is likely that Apega may; and then with a shew of familiarity, he takes the man by the hand, and leads him to this Image, which rises, and im∣braces him with both Arms, she draws him to her Breasts, in which, and likewise in her Arms were sharp iron Spikes and Nails, though hidden within her cloths; herewith she griped the poor wretch, according to the pleasure of the Tyrant, who laughed at his cruel death. Rawleighs Hist. World.