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Quotation from Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“The good Chiron taught his pupils how to play upon the harp, and how to cure diseases, and how to use the sword and shield”

Nathaniel Hawthorne (spoken by Narrator)

Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece (Project Gutenberg #976)

Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne

The opening of the last tale describes the Centaur schoolmaster whose pupils included Hercules, Achilles and Aesculapius, as well as Jason.

Citation: "The good Chiron taught his pupils how to play upon the harp, and how to cure diseases, and how to use the sword and shield" — Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece (Project Gutenberg #976). (id tanglewood-tales-q8)

Portrait: Tanglewood.Tales.cover, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Public domain.

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