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Scholarly men would call him a " hedonist , ” which means one who believes that pleasure is the chief object of life . But this teaching was not wholly evil or vulgar by any means . It was impulsive , often dangerous and destructive ...
Scholarly men would call him a " hedonist , ” which means one who believes that pleasure is the chief object of life . But this teaching was not wholly evil or vulgar by any means . It was impulsive , often dangerous and destructive ...
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The term deus ex machina , which is used today to describe any last minute solution of a problem , actually means " god from the machine " and refers to the divine figures whom the Greeks lowered onto the stage by cranes operating above ...
The term deus ex machina , which is used today to describe any last minute solution of a problem , actually means " god from the machine " and refers to the divine figures whom the Greeks lowered onto the stage by cranes operating above ...
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But these various means are long and painful . LEONARD I reject them ... I reject them absolutely ! MASTER SIMON You are right . It is far better to induce cophosis by means of a certain white powder which I have in my medicinecase ...
But these various means are long and painful . LEONARD I reject them ... I reject them absolutely ! MASTER SIMON You are right . It is far better to induce cophosis by means of a certain white powder which I have in my medicinecase ...
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