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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Is this a tautology?
If they are orderly and content with themselves, even old age is only moderately troublesome; if they are not, then both age and youth alike turn out to be hard for that sort.
Are the words in bold the same as each other; if so, are they tautological? Should I omit one of them; if so, which one?
Are the words in bold the same as each other; if so, are they tautological? Should I omit one of them; if so, which one?
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Anonymous Are the words in bold the same as each other; if so, are they tautological? "Alike" implies that the degree of "troublesomeness" is about the same. Are you doing a new translation from Plato?
- Anonymous Are the words in bold the same as each other; if so, are they tautological?
- "Alike" implies that the degree of "troublesomeness" is about the same.
- Are you doing a new translation from Plato?
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AnonymousAre the words in bold the same as each other; if so, are they tautological?"Alike" implies that the degree of "troublesomeness" is about the same.
Are you doing a new translation from Plato?
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