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Excerpt from Plutarch's Lives, Vol. 4 of 6: Translated From the Original Greek With Notes Critical and Historical, and a New Life of Plutarch He was charmed with his ingenuous modefly. For, though he had a fpirit above his companions, an ambition to excel, which made him unwilling to fit down without the prize, and a vigor and impetuofity which could not be conquered or borne down, yet he was equally remark able for his gentlenefs, where it was necell'ary to obey. At the fame time, it appeared, that his obedience was not owing to fear, but to a principle of honor, and that throughout his whole conduct he dreaded difgrace more than toil. He was lame of one leg; but that defeft, during his youth, was covered by the agreeable turn of the ref't of his perfon and the eafy and cheerful manner in which he bore it, and his being the firlt to rally himfelf upon it, always made it the let's regarded. Nay, that defect made his {pint of enterprife more remarkable; for he never declined, on that account, any undertaking, howev er difficult or laborious. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.