Stories of Greece: Socrates the Philosopher
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🗓️ 1 May 2023
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Tonight, I’ll be reading Stories of Greece: Chapters 70-74 by Mary McGregor
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| 0:46.0 | Welcome to Send Me To Sleep, the place to find a good night's rest. My name's Andrew and I'm |
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| 1:06.2 | night's sleep. Tonight I'll be reading Chapter 70 to 74 of stories of Greece. |
| 1:16.4 | By Mary McGregor. In the last chapters, we learned of alchabides, the favourite of Athens. |
| 1:27.7 | In tonight's story, we will learn of one of the first great philosophers, Socrates. |
| 1:36.8 | If you haven't already, find a nice place to get cozy. |
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| 1:59.0 | so let your eyes fall heavy and your breath soften as we settle in for a peaceful night's sleep. |
| 2:29.0 | Chapter 70 Socrates the Philosopher |
| 2:45.1 | Socrates was born in 469 BC. He was not a noble like alchabides, but a man of humble birth. |
| 2:56.0 | Nor was he handsome as was his disciple, but plain, even ugly, the people said. |
| 3:04.4 | He was small too, and dressed with little care. |
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