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A disciple of Plato, noted for his continence and contempt of wealth. (B.C. 396–314.)
“Warmed by such youthful beauty, the severe
Xenocrates would not have more been chaste.”
Orlando Furioso, xi. 8.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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