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Immortals |
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Immortals [ɪˈmɔːtəlz] pl n 1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (sometimes not capital) the gods of ancient Greece and Rome 2. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Persia) the royal bodyguard or a larger elite unit of 10 000 men 3. (Literary & Literary Critical Movements) the members of the French Academy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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gaily coloured towers Rise up like rainbow clouds, and many gentle And beautiful Immortals pass their days in peace, Otherwise, as avarice is the necessary consequence of old age, those immortals would in time become proprietors of the whole nation, and engross the civil power, which, for want of abilities to manage, must end in the ruin of the public. Ofttimes in my father's house have I heard you glory in that you alone of the immortals saved the son of Saturn from ruin, when the others, with Juno, Neptune, and Pallas Minerva would have put him in bonds. |
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