Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... gave him an account of the action , and of his son's fate . 44. Croesus , exceedingly distressed by the death of his son , lamented it the more bitterly , because he fell by the hand of one , whom he himself had purified from blood ...
... gave him an account of the action , and of his son's fate . 44. Croesus , exceedingly distressed by the death of his son , lamented it the more bitterly , because he fell by the hand of one , whom he himself had purified from blood ...
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... gave it in charge to inquire of the oracles , whether he should make war on the Persians , and if he should unite any other nation as an ally . Accordingly , when the Lydians arrived at the places to which they were sent , and had ...
... gave it in charge to inquire of the oracles , whether he should make war on the Persians , and if he should unite any other nation as an ally . Accordingly , when the Lydians arrived at the places to which they were sent , and had ...
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... gave this answer : " When a mule shall become king of the Medes , then , tender - footed Lydian , flee over pebbly Hermus , nor tarry , nor blush to be a coward . " 56. With this answer , when reported to him , Croesus was more than ...
... gave this answer : " When a mule shall become king of the Medes , then , tender - footed Lydian , flee over pebbly Hermus , nor tarry , nor blush to be a coward . " 56. With this answer , when reported to him , Croesus was more than ...
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... gave this advice , would not be persuaded ; and had afterwards this same Pisistratus ; who , when a quar- rel happened between those who dwelt on the sea - coast and the Athenians , the former headed by Megacles son of Alc- mæon , the ...
... gave this advice , would not be persuaded ; and had afterwards this same Pisistratus ; who , when a quar- rel happened between those who dwelt on the sea - coast and the Athenians , the former headed by Megacles son of Alc- mæon , the ...
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... gave this answer to the inquiries of those who came to consult her : " In the level plain of Arca- dia lies Tegea , where two winds by hard compulsion blow , and stroke answers to stroke , and woe lies on woe . There life - engendering ...
... gave this answer to the inquiries of those who came to consult her : " In the level plain of Arca- dia lies Tegea , where two winds by hard compulsion blow , and stroke answers to stroke , and woe lies on woe . There life - engendering ...
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