Motif
Predatory wealth as a sting
predatory_wealth_as_a_sting
A motif of the Beauty Paired with Pain and Paradox family, within the sub-family Pleasure, Sweetness, and Hidden Stings. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII.; lines 20975-21105 confidence: high
Men of business are described as stooping, pretending not to see those they have ruined, inserting their money like a sting into another unguarded person, multiplying the parent sum, and making drones and paupers abound in the State.
The passage figures money as a sting inserted by men of business into unguarded persons, producing multiplied returns and more drones and paupers.
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