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id: 3012
author: Aristophanes
title: The Acharnians
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words: 13741
sentence: 1114
flesch: 85
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summary:
  Dicaeopolis, an Athenian citizen, but a native of Acharnae, one of the agricultural demes and one which had especially suffered in the Lacedaemonian invasions, sick and tired of the ill-success and miseries of the War, makes up his mind, if he fails to induce the people to adopt his policy of peace at any price, to conclude a private and particular peace of his own to cover himself, his family, and his estate. Accordingly Dicaeopolis dispatches an envoy to Sparta on his own account, who comes back presently with a selection of specimen treaties in his pocket.


id: 2562
author: Aristophanes
title: The Clouds
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words: 15444
sentence: 1438
flesch: 92
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summary:
  But I would reply, that old men are boys twice over, and that it is the more reasonable that the old should weep than the young, inasmuch as it is less just that they should err. Strep. Strep.


id: 7700
author: Aristophanes
title: Lysistrata
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words: 15051
sentence: 1237
flesch: 89
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summary:
  _Enter LYSISTRATA_ Hail, Wonder of all women! Men say we're slippery rogues-- CALONICE And aren't they right? LYSISTRATA Yet summoned on the most tremendous business For deliberation, still they snuggle in bed.


id: 2571
author: Aristophanes
title: Peace
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words: 16023
sentence: 1273
flesch: 88
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summary:
  TRYGAEUS Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses. TRYGAEUS Come, beetle, home, home, and let us fly on a swift wing.


id: 3013
author: Aristophanes
title: The Birds
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words: 21622
sentence: 1814
flesch: 85
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summary:
  PISTHETAERUS Take it then, and be off. PISTHETAERUS Take your flight, clear off, you miserable cur, or you will soon see what comes of quibbling and lying.


id: 8688
author: Aristophanes
title: The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
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words: 89654
sentence: 7747
flesch: 86
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summary:
  The drama takes its title from the Chorus, composed of old men of Acharnae. As for me, I will explain the matter to you all, children, youths, grown-ups and old men, aye, even to the decrepit dotards.


id: 8689
author: Aristophanes
title: The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
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words: 105749
sentence: 9513
flesch: 87
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summary:
  The drama, as was very often the case, takes its title from the Chorus--a band of old men dressed up as wasps, who acrimonious, stinging, exasperated temper is meant to typify the character fostered among Athenian citizens by excessive addiction to forensic business. Why, this class of old men, if irritated, becomes as terrible as a swarm of wasps.


