Thomas Cole, The Consummation of Empire (1836)
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Plato, Critias, Page 114d: The line of Atlas and its wealth

The descendants of Atlas form a numerous and honoured line. The eldest of each generation holds the kingship, and they have a wealth no royal house had before or will easily have again.

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ἌτλαντοςÁtlantosfrom Atlasδὴdḕthenπολὺpolỳa largeμὲνmèn—ἄλλοállobesidesκαὶkaìandτίμιονtímionhonouredγίγνεταιgígnetaicameγένοςgénosline,

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