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Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

  • Samir Đokovićhas quoted4 years ago
    Noble, wealthy, accomplished, universally esteemed for his virtues, high in the favour of the Gothic King, he appeared to all men a signal example of the union of merit and good fortune
  • Samir Đokovićhas quoted4 years ago
    Within a year he was a solitary prisoner at Pavia, stripped of honours, wealth, and friends, with death hanging over him, and a terror worse than death,
  • Samir Đokovićhas quoted4 years ago
    the 'Consolation of Philosophy' brings Boethius before us. He represents himself as seated in his prison distraught with grief, indignant at the injustice of his misfortunes, and seeking relief for his melancholy in writing verses descriptive of his condition.
  • Samir Đokovićhas quoted4 years ago
    Boethius belonged to an ancient family, which boasted a connection with the legendary glories of the Republic, and was still among the foremost in wealth and dignity in the days of Rome's abasement
  • Samir Đokovićhas quoted4 years ago
    . His varied gifts, aided by an excellent education, won for him the reputation of the most accomplished man of his time. He was orator, poet, musician, philosopher.
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