Chapter

 1 4 |      whom no one could accuse of being a master of eloquence, began
 2 8 |        be cleaned. For his mouth being large, tongueless, and continually
 3 9 |         Does the mere fact of my being a poet make me a wizard?
 4 9 |          which they read last as being the most intemperate in
 5 10|           the reason, I imagine, being that he burned all his other
 6 11|      read, are all the purer for being frank, all the more modest
 7 11|          all the more modest for being outspoken? For in these
 8 18|      actually reproached me with being poor, a charge which is
 9 19|    slenderer means be ashamed of being poor not in appearance only
10 21|         swim, all the better for being but lightly burdened. For
11 24|          had the elder Cyrus for being of mixed descent, half Mede,
12 25|        what is there criminal in being a priest and having due
13 25|        number, and are chosen as being the best of the elders of
14 27| congratulate myself therefore on being admitted to such distinguished
15 28|          on the assumption of my being the most consummate magician,
16 31|          magical properties. For being a man of abnormal learning,
17 32|        ground for accusing me of being a poisoner, merely because
18 34|       him, reproached me for not being ashamed to describe foul
19 36|       Maximus, that this case is being tried before a scholar like
20 37|         to extreme old age -- on being accused by his own son of
21 42|       for who ever heard of fish being scaled and boned for dark
22 42|     pronounced the charm, and on being awakened was found to be
23 42|          particular. Inquiry was being made at Tralles by means
24 56|      reason forbidden to wear as being unhol y and unclean. But
25 58|         differ from day smoke in being darker? And why did so suspicious
26 58|         about feathers and soot, being unable even in his evidence
27 60|      accusers, in spite of their being paragons of audacity and
28 61|       and horrible to look upon, being in the form of a skeleton,
29 61|      choice, my only stipulation being that it should be made of
30 64|        he has read of the `place being builded on heaven's back.'
31 69|      from all embarrassment, and being sought in marriage by many
32 70|       written on the subject was being preserved, you did not know
33 72|                      72] ~Things being in this delicate position
34 81|       certain citizens of Oea as being a proved sorcerer. ~Maximus,
35 85|       letters, and accuse her of being in love? Do you seek to
36 86|    Macedon, and the letters were being read in public one by one,
37 86|         time when you were still being brought up under her loving
38 92|     beauty and considerable age, being desirous of marriage, had