Book 8. (7 results) Hunters of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 158 | He would be quick. |
| 19 | 159 | He was intelligent. |
| 19 | 160 | He was hard. |
| 19 | 161 | His accent bespoke a low caste. |
| 19 | 162 | He had doubtless risen through the ranks to a position of prominence, which, given the aristocracies of Tyros, was unusual. |
| 19 | 163 | Family was important on the cliffed island, as, indeed it was, too, on the terraces of Cos. |
| 19 | 164 | Island ubarates, with their relatively stable populations, over a period of generations, tend to develop concentrations of wealth and power among successful families, which wealth and power, first producing oligarchy, becomes gradually invested with the prestige of dynastic tradition, at which point, one supposes, one may fairly speak of aristocracy. |
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He would be quick.
He was intelligent.
He was hard.
His accent bespoke a low caste.
He had doubtless risen through the ranks to a position of prominence, which, given the aristocracies of Tyros, was unusual.
Family was important on the cliffed island, as, indeed it was, too, on the terraces of Cos.
Island ubarates, with their relatively stable populations, over a period of generations, tend to develop concentrations of wealth and power among successful families, which wealth and power, first producing oligarchy, becomes gradually invested with the prestige of dynastic tradition, at which point, one supposes, one may fairly speak of aristocracy.
- (Hunters of Gor, Chapter )