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Xenocrates

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.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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