 | William Mitford - Greece - 1818 - 424 pages
...of Elis. All piat. Soor. these are said to have acquired very considerable 10 ' ' ' riches by thqir profession. Their success therefore invited numbers to follow their example, and Greece, but far more especially Athens, shortly abounded with those who, under the name of sophists, professors... | |
 | David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 468 pages
...from his own city to Athens ; Prodicus, of the little island of Ceos ; and Hippias, of Elis. All these are said to have acquired very considerable riches...abounded with those, who, under the name of sophists or professors of wisdom, undertook to teach every science. The scarcity and dearness of books gave... | |
 | David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 466 pages
...Hippias, of Elis. All these are said to have acquired very considerable riches by their profession. Tb-W success, therefore, invited numbers to follow their,...abounded with those, who, under the name of sophists or professors of wisdom, undertook to teach every science. The scarcity and dearness of books gave... | |
 | David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 470 pages
...from his own city to Athens ; Prodicus, of the little island of Ceos ; and Hippias, of Elis. All these are said to have acquired very considerable riches...therefore, invited numbers to follow their example ; a/id Greece,' but especially Athens, shortly abounded with those, who, under the name of sophists... | |
 | William Mitford - 1814 - 454 pages
...and Hippias of Elis. All piat. Socr. these are said to have acquired very considerable huoi. p i9. riches by their profession. Their success therefore...invited numbers to follow their example, and Greece, but far rrrore especially Athens, shortly abounded with those who, under the name of sophists, professors... | |
 | William Mitford - 1835 - 454 pages
...having been, as we have formerly observed, at the head of an embassy from Leontium to Athens. All these are said to have acquired very considerable riches...invited numbers to follow their example, and Greece, but far more especially Athens, shortly abounded with those who, under the name of sophists, professors... | |
 | Education - 1848 - 542 pages
...by their profession. Their success invited numbers to follow their example, and Greece, but far more especially Athens, shortly abounded with those who, under the name of Sophists or professors of wisdom, undertook to teach every kind of science. The scarcity and dearness of books... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Art - 1854 - 766 pages
...acquired verv considerable riches by their profession. Their success therefore invited numbers to loilow their example; and Greece, but especially Athens,...those who, under the name of sophists, professors ol wisdom, undertook to teach every science. The scarcity and dearncss of books cave high value In... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Art - 1855 - 772 pages
...allegory on the choice of Hercules contained in Xenophon'a Memorabilia. "All these." observes Mitford, "are said to have acquired very considerable riches...especially Athens, shortly abounded with those who, under ibe name of sophists, professors ol wisdom, undertook to leach every science. The scarcity and dearness... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - World history - 1907 - 706 pages
...their profession. Their success invited numbers to follow their example ; and Greece, but far more especially Athens, shortly abounded with those who,...dearness of books gave high value to that learning which a man •with a well-stored mind, and a ready and cleiir elocution could communicate. None, without... | |
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All these are said to have acquired very considerable riches by their profession. Their success, therefore, invited numbers to follow their example ; and Greece, but especially Athens, shortly abounded with those, who, under the name of sophists or professors... 