They who prosper take on airs of vanity. ✨ Aeschylus, Sophocles, Eurip…

Aeschylus
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They who prosper take on airs of vanity. ✨ Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1958). The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus
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They who prosper take on airs of vanity. ✨ Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1958). The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus

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