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She answered, " The assault shall be made from the very spot whence he
showed me naked ; the attack shall be made on him while asleep." 12. When
they had concerted their plan, on the approach of night he followed the lady to
the ...
She answered, " The assault shall be made from the very spot whence he
showed me naked ; the attack shall be made on him while asleep." 12. When
they had concerted their plan, on the approach of night he followed the lady to
the ...
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The Pythian, however, refused to give any answer to the messengers when they
arrived at Delphi, until they had rebuilt the temple of Minerva which they had
burnt at Assesus in the territory of Milesia. 20. This relation I had from the
Delphians ...
The Pythian, however, refused to give any answer to the messengers when they
arrived at Delphi, until they had rebuilt the temple of Minerva which they had
burnt at Assesus in the territory of Milesia. 20. This relation I had from the
Delphians ...
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But Solon, speaking the truth freely, without any flattery, answered, " Tellus the
Athenian." Croesus, astonished at his answer, eagerly3 asked him, "On what
account do you deem Tellus the happiest?" He replied, " Tellus, in the first place,
lived ...
But Solon, speaking the truth freely, without any flattery, answered, " Tellus the
Athenian." Croesus, astonished at his answer, eagerly3 asked him, "On what
account do you deem Tellus the happiest?" He replied, " Tellus, in the first place,
lived ...
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He answered ; " Croesus, do you inquire of me concerning human affairs — of
me, who know that the divinity is always jealous, and delights in confusion. For in
lapse of time men are constrained to see many things they would not willingly
see, ...
He answered ; " Croesus, do you inquire of me concerning human affairs — of
me, who know that the divinity is always jealous, and delights in confusion. For in
lapse of time men are constrained to see many things they would not willingly
see, ...
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The stranger answered, " Sire, I am the son of Gordius, son of Midas, and am
called Adrastus : having unwittingly slain my own brother, and being banished by
my father and deprived of every thing, I am come hither." Croesus answered as ...
The stranger answered, " Sire, I am the son of Gordius, son of Midas, and am
called Adrastus : having unwittingly slain my own brother, and being banished by
my father and deprived of every thing, I am come hither." Croesus answered as ...
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| Title | Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr ; with a Geographical and General Index Bohn's classical library |
| Authors | Herodotus, Henry Cary |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
| Original from | Library of Catalonia |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 613 pages |
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