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>"A person of good sense should know, in the Grecian and Latin tongues not only Polybius, Livy, Tacitus and Plutarch but Herodotus, Xenophon, Diodorus Siculus, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Suetonius and Herodian."
Well? Are you a person of good sense?

>> No.22397876

>>22397843
idk but that's the gayest wig I've ever seen

>> No.22397891

>>22397876
fr bruh and i KNOW that nigga ain't got a triple chin skskskikik

>> No.22398262

>>22397843
They called him Cotton Mather because bitches' pussies dried up like Death Valley when that nigga be around on God

>> No.22399740

>>22398262
fr

>> No.22399803

>>22397843
Historia Augusta is a MUST read, ancient chud.

>> No.22399804

>>22397843
keyboard credits

>> No.22399808

>>22397843
IQ has been declining since the 19th century. A person considered to be “of good sense” these days is an ignoramus like Joe Rogan or Nigger DeGrasse Tyson

>> No.22399821

Knowing even 2 or 3 of these authors in translation would put you above 99% of people today and knowing them in Greek or Latin would put you above 99% of Classicists who can't even read in G/L anymore.

>> No.22399829

>>22398262
He was married three times and had 15 children.

>> No.22399926

>>22399829
all dem ugly as hell bruh
nigga had frankstein babies lmao
plus his baby mommas be lookin like dat Chicago frog mayor yoda lookin ass bitch

>> No.22400000

>>22399926
bruh nigga deadass be talmbout "I verily do sayeth that these grand olde traditional Pvritan valves bring the most profit and order to ovr beautifvl New England" nah nigga it brought you fallout ghoul ass bitches and Ohio

>> No.22400020

>>22397843
>Well? Are you a person of good sense?
desu I'm surprised to meet someone who even knows the name 'Mr. Cotton Mather'.

t. Not even American