Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... able to discover greater causes of blame , and against some of them alleging frivolous pretences . 27. After he had reduced the Grecians in Asia to the pay- ment of tribute , he formed a design to build ships and at- tack the Islanders ...
... able to discover greater causes of blame , and against some of them alleging frivolous pretences . 27. After he had reduced the Grecians in Asia to the pay- ment of tribute , he formed a design to build ships and at- tack the Islanders ...
Page 14
... able to gratify desire , and to bear the blow of adversity . But the latter surpasses him in this ; he is not indeed equally able to bear misfortune or satisfy desire , but his good fortune wards off these things from him ; and he ...
... able to gratify desire , and to bear the blow of adversity . But the latter surpasses him in this ; he is not indeed equally able to bear misfortune or satisfy desire , but his good fortune wards off these things from him ; and he ...
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... able . When the sacrifice was ended , having melted down a vast quantity of gold , he cast half - bricks from it ; of which the longest were six palms in length , the shortest three , and in thickness one palm : their number was one ...
... able . When the sacrifice was ended , having melted down a vast quantity of gold , he cast half - bricks from it ; of which the longest were six palms in length , the shortest three , and in thickness one palm : their number was one ...
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... able to report it to Croesus , for before they sailed back to Sar- dis Croesus had been taken prisoner . The Telmessians had pronounced as follows : " that Croesus must expect a foreign army to invade his country , which , on its ...
... able to report it to Croesus , for before they sailed back to Sar- dis Croesus had been taken prisoner . The Telmessians had pronounced as follows : " that Croesus must expect a foreign army to invade his country , which , on its ...
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... able to take vengeance on Astyages ; perceiving , therefore , that Cyrus was growing up to be his avenger , he contracted a friendship with him , comparing the sufferings of Cyrus with his own . And before this he had made the following ...
... able to take vengeance on Astyages ; perceiving , therefore , that Cyrus was growing up to be his avenger , he contracted a friendship with him , comparing the sufferings of Cyrus with his own . And before this he had made the following ...
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