Sunday, July 3, 2011

O Cithaeron!

A plate from The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, edition illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint:

Wm Russell Flint — O Cithaeron! — 1909

3 comments:

  1. Bloody hell!

    Long time since I last read Marcus Aurelius, but I don't remember anything as raunchy and carnal as this!

    Who'd've thought spiritual lucubrations could seem so 'heavenly' or 'divine'?

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  2. Me and my children if the gods neglect,This has its reason too.

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