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Wonders of bodily strength and skill : in all ages and all countries (1873)

Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York : Scribner, Armstrong & Co. · leaf 40

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ING AND WRESTLERS. 33 a value was also assigned to the elegance and grace of thevarious attitudes of the body. Forced to appear without clothes before a vastassembly, says Solon to Anacharsis, in Lucians dialogue, they will take care that their attitudes are beautiful, thatthey may not have to… … Another Scene. (From a painted vase found at Vulci.) study. To the tourist the exercise is nothing more thanan object of curiosity; but let him take care to act themodest part of a spectator, and not join in their roughsport, as the people of the country will certainly invite himto do. Were he the…

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