Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr. .c With a Geographical and General IndexHarper & Bros., 1855 - 613 pages |
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Page 35
... commanded his in- fantry to follow the camels , and he placed the whole of his cavalry behind the infantry . When all were drawn up in order , he charged them not to spare any of the Lydians , but to kill every one they met ; but on no ...
... commanded his in- fantry to follow the camels , and he placed the whole of his cavalry behind the infantry . When all were drawn up in order , he charged them not to spare any of the Lydians , but to kill every one they met ; but on no ...
Page 38
... commanded his interpreters to ask Croesus whom it was he called upon ; that they drew near and asked him , but Croesus for some time kept silence ; but at last , being constrained to speak , said , " I named a man whose discourses I ...
... commanded his interpreters to ask Croesus whom it was he called upon ; that they drew near and asked him , but Croesus for some time kept silence ; but at last , being constrained to speak , said , " I named a man whose discourses I ...
Page 39
... commanded the fire to be instantly extinguished , and Croesus , with those who were about him , to be taken down ; and that they , with all their endeavors , were unable to master the fire . 87. It is related by the Lydians , that ...
... commanded the fire to be instantly extinguished , and Croesus , with those who were about him , to be taken down ; and that they , with all their endeavors , were unable to master the fire . 87. It is related by the Lydians , that ...
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... commanded the rest of the people to fix their habitations round the fortification ; and when all the buildings were completed , he , for the first time , established the following regulations : that no man should be admitted to the ...
... commanded the rest of the people to fix their habitations round the fortification ; and when all the buildings were completed , he , for the first time , established the following regulations : that no man should be admitted to the ...
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... commanded ; though he should be yet more outrageous and mad than he is , I will not comply with his wishes , nor will I submit to him by performing such a murder ; and for many reasons I will not murder the child ; both be- cause he is ...
... commanded ; though he should be yet more outrageous and mad than he is , I will not comply with his wishes , nor will I submit to him by performing such a murder ; and for many reasons I will not murder the child ; both be- cause he is ...
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