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Lysander, when Dionysius sent him two gowns, and bade him choose which he would carry to his daughter, said, "She can choose best," and so took both away with him.
Lysander, when Dionysius sent him two gowns, and bade him choose which he would carry to his daughter, said, "She can choose best," and so took both away with him.
Approximate author period: c. 83 AD · classical
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- Approximate author period: c. 83 AD · classical
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Laconic Apophthegms. Of Lysander.
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