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When Araspes had commended the fair Panthea to Cyrus, as a beauty worthy his admiration, he replied -- "For that very reason I will not see her, lest if by thy persuasion I should see her but once, she herself might persuade me to see her often, and spend more time with her than would be for the advantage of my own affairs."
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 Various
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Still more will this be the case, if we admire the good not only in prosperity, but like lovers who admire even the lispings and paleness of those in their flower, [293] as the tears and dejection of Panthea in her grief and affliction won the affections of Araspes, [294] so we fear neither the exile of Aristides, nor the prison of Anaxagoras, nor the poverty of
Plutarch's Morals 46-120? Plutarch
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On the way home, as the courtiers were extolling all the wonderful qualities possessed by the king's favorite, old Araspes exclaimed,
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867
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Araspes and Gyges were appointed to be their escort thither.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 10 Georg Ebers 1867
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After lying insensible for some days, he opened his eyes and asked first to see Araspes, then his mother, and lastly Atossa, although these three had set out on their journey home months before.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 10 Georg Ebers 1867
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If Araspes could see Sappho he would be obliged to confess that even Panthea had been outdone at last.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867
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Araspes, all so closely allied to her by relationship and friendship, as good as dead.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867
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If Araspes could see Sappho he would be obliged to confess that even Panthea had been outdone at last.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867
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After lying insensible for some days, he opened his eyes and asked first to see Araspes, then his mother, and lastly Atossa, although these three had set out on their journey home months before.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 10 Georg Ebers 1867
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On the way home, as the courtiers were extolling all the wonderful qualities possessed by the king's favorite, old Araspes exclaimed,
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867
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