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The Apology of Socrates (version 3)

Read by Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit

Plato

Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for "corrupting the youth" is a classic summation of his teacher's life and miss…

Some Psalms: Three Classic English Translations

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King James Version

The Psalms, traditionally ascribed to David the King, are regarded in the Christian tradition as the voice of Christ speaking through His an…

Chapters 11-12

In Bible (KJV) NT 03: Luke

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King James Version

The Gospel of Luke is the most literary of the four gospels which recount the life and work of Jesus Christ. Although anonymous, the book is…

Ecloga 9

In Eclogae (dramatic reading)

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Publius Vergilius Maro and Virgil

This book of poems, written between 42 en 39 BC, was a bestseller in ancient Rome, and still holds a fascination today. Held to be divinely …

Discourse I: Upon Former English Translations of Tacitus

In The Works of Tacitus, Vol. I

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Tacitus, ed. Thomas Gordon and Publius Cornelius Tacitus

The historical works of Tacitus are a history of the period from A.D. 14 to 96 in thirty volumes. Although many of the works were lost (only…

Chapter 8

In The Meditations

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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. The…

Book 3, Chapter 25: The Games

In Adam Bede

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George Eliot

Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously,…