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Evil events from evil causes spring.

Spring, Evil, Events

Aristophanes, Thomas Mitchell (1820). “The comedies of Aristophanes”

Lysistrata: Oh, Calonicé, my heart is on fire; I blush for our sex. Men will have it we are tricky and sly...Calonicé: And they are quite right, upon my word!Lysistrata: Yet, look you, when the women are summoned to meet for a matter of the last importance, they lie abed instead of coming.Calonicé: Oh, they will come, my dear; but 'tis not easy you know, for a woman to leave the house. One is busy pottering about her husband; another is getting the servant up; a third is putting her child asleep or washing the brat or feeding it.

Aristophanes

Sex, Husband, Children

Aristophanes (2013). “The Eleven Comedies”, p.147, Simon and Schuster

It should not prejudice my voice that I'm not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I'm taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.

Aristophanes

Men, Voice, Feminism

Aristophanes “Lysistrata, or, women for peace!”, Lulu.com

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