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Cyrenaic   Listen
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Cyrenaic  adj.  Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene.





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"Cyrenaic" Quotes from Famous Books



... streams 320 His lips will bathe; whether the eternal lore Of Themis, or the majesty of Jove, To mortals he reveal; or teach his lyre The unenvied guerdon of the patriot's toils, In those unfading islands of the bless'd, Where sacred bards abide. Hail, honour'd Nymphs; Thrice hail! For you the Cyrenaic shell, [II] Behold, I touch, revering. To my songs Be present ye with favourable feet, And all profaner ...
— Poetical Works of Akenside - [Edited by George Gilfillan] • Mark Akenside


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