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Aeschylus

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Æschylus (es′ki-lus) or Aeschylus was the father of the Greek tragedy, who distinguished himself as a soldier both at Marathon and Salamis before he figured as a poet; wrote, it is said, some seventy dramas, of which only seven are extant—the "Suppliants," the "Persæ," the "Seven against Thebes," the "Prometheus Bound," the "Agamemnon," the "Choephori," and the "Eumenides," his plays being trilogies; born at Eleusis and died in Sicily (525-456 B.C.).


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Quote Left Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature. Quote Right
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Quote Left And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain. Quote Right
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Quote Left Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man happy. Quote Right
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Quote Left To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble. Quote Right
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Quote Left By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water. Quote Right
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