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about a mile from Athens, where Socrates did sometimes meet his scholars and dispute with them: here Plato was born, and from hence Lucian takes this name, which signifies the Academy of the dead.and spacious garden, planted in the suburbs of the city, whereunto he invited many, and disputed with them there, giving it the name of Necracademia.

Then we took the vanquished prisoners, and bound them, and sent them back to be punished with greater torments.

This fight was also penned by Homer, who, at my departure, gave me the book to show my friends, which I afterwards lost and many things else beside: but the first verse of the poem I remember was this:Somewhat like the beginning of his Odyss. "Tell me now, Muse, how the dead Heroes fought."

When they overcome in fight, they have a custom to make a feast with sodden beans, wherewith they banquet together for joy of their victory:See The Cock. only Pythagoras had no part with them, but sat aloof off, and lost his