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 1  7,4|          with some verses of John Tzetzes, a poet of the epoch of
 2  7,4|    brought from many lands,” John Tzetzes said, not without bitterness
 3  7,4| contemporary of the Comneni, John Tzetzes, who died probably at the
 4  7,4|      living. In his writings John Tzetzes missed no opportunity to
 5  7,4|    possesses a better memory than Tzetzes.” The acquaintance of Tzetzes
 6  7,4|     Tzetzes.” The acquaintance of Tzetzes with ancient and Byzantine
 7  7,4|           men, especially Lucian. Tzetzes’ works are written in rhetorical
 8  7,4|     Histories or Chiliads of John Tzetzes were described by Krumbacher
 9  7,4|       dark in prose,” that is, in Tzetzes’ letters. Another large
10  7,4|        Another large work by John Tzetzes is Allegories to the Iliad
11  7,4|     appears from its purple bed.” Tzetzes’ aim was, by giving the
12  7,4|       beginning of his Allegories Tzetzes said conceitedly, “Thus,
13  7,4|          Besides these works John Tzetzes left some other writings
14  7,4|          all of the works of John Tzetzes have been published, and
15  7,4|       might question whether John Tzetzes has any importance as a
16  7,4|       philology and metric, Isaac Tzetzes hardly needs to be mentioned,
17  7,4|      importance. In reality Isaac Tzetzes did not distinguish himself