The life of Pythagoras, with his Symbols and Golden verses. Together with the life of Hierocles, and his commentaries upon the verses / Collected out of the choicest manuscripts, and translated into French, with annotations. By M. Dacier. Now done into English. The Golden verses translated from the Greek by N. Rowe, esq.

  • André Dacier
Date:
1707
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Credit: The life of Pythagoras, with his Symbols and Golden verses. Together with the life of Hierocles, and his commentaries upon the verses / Collected out of the choicest manuscripts, and translated into French, with annotations. By M. Dacier. Now done into English. The Golden verses translated from the Greek by N. Rowe, esq. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    his Memory mufl too defervedly be charged It was thought a Book of this Nature would I be of fame ufe in this degenerate Age j for | fnce our Modern Libertines refufe to hear [ jVIofes and the' Trophets-^ let 'em behold one rifen from the f)ead to convince 'em ; let 'em with Confifion hear him reafon 'em out of their abfurd Maxims^ and fhame 'em into better Ψrinciρles, Befides^ it will appear that a Work of this Nature is very proper^ to give us a jufl Notion of Pythagoras himfelf: Many things were father'd upon him^ which bore no Relation to him^ and feveral AbfurdL ties pafs'd upon the World as Bart of his ^oflrine^ which could not but lejfen his Charahier among Men of Judgment and Learning, So that he now appears reform'd of thofe many Errors^ with which they had difguis'd him^ and comes forth cloath'd in his Rriniitive Simplicity, Upon thefe Confiderations we thought an Englifh Tranfation would be no improper Undertaking ; and we hope the Reception Pythagoras found in France will be no Reafon why he fhould not meet with a Welcome here^ fince a brave Man ought to be well receiv'd every where He had a natural Antipathy to Tyranny^ and therefore he feems to claim a RefpeLt from a free people j and fare his LDobirine ought to flourifh no where better than among generous Englifh Spirits. M.T>A^
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