Academus
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But now I see the groves of Academus.
From Philothea A Grecian Romance by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
They chose ——The green retreats Of Academus, and the thymy vale, Where, oft inchanted with Socratic sounds, Ilyssus pure devolv'd his tuneful stream In gentle murmurs.
From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius
Good Athens give me some additional learning: that is to say, to be able to distinguish a right line from a curve, and seek after truth in the groves of Academus.
From The Works of Horace by Horace
"This is my Academus, and you, Tadpole, are my Plato."
From Endymion by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
The classic shades of Bryn Mawr had been the "Groves of Academus where with old Plato she had walked."
From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
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