Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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... speak of my wife's beauty , ( for the ears of men are naturally more incredulous than their eyes , ) you must con- trive to see her naked . " But he , exclaiming loudly , answered , " Sire , what a shocking proposal do you make ...
... speak of my wife's beauty , ( for the ears of men are naturally more incredulous than their eyes , ) you must con- trive to see her naked . " But he , exclaiming loudly , answered , " Sire , what a shocking proposal do you make ...
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... speaking thus , nor of my wife , lest any harm should befal you from her . For from the outset I will so contrive that she shall not know she has been seen by you . I will place you behind the open door of the apartment in which we ...
... speaking thus , nor of my wife , lest any harm should befal you from her . For from the outset I will so contrive that she shall not know she has been seen by you . I will place you behind the open door of the apartment in which we ...
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... speak to the purpose , ) he put a stop to the ship - building , and made an alliance with the Ionians that inhabit the islands . 28. In course of time , when nearly all the nations that dwell within the river Halys , except the ...
... speak to the purpose , ) he put a stop to the ship - building , and made an alliance with the Ionians that inhabit the islands . 28. In course of time , when nearly all the nations that dwell within the river Halys , except the ...
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... speaking the truth freely , without any flattery , answered , " Tellus the Athenian . " Cro- sus , astonished at his answer , eagerly3 asked him , " On what account do you deem Tellus the happiest ? " He replied , Tellus , in the first ...
... speaking the truth freely , without any flattery , answered , " Tellus the Athenian . " Cro- sus , astonished at his answer , eagerly3 asked him , " On what account do you deem Tellus the happiest ? " He replied , Tellus , in the first ...
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... speaking to him as follows : Stranger , who art thou , and from what part of Phrygia hast thou come as a suppliant to my hearth ? and what man or woman hast thou slain ? " The stranger answered , " Sire , I am the son of Gordius , son ...
... speaking to him as follows : Stranger , who art thou , and from what part of Phrygia hast thou come as a suppliant to my hearth ? and what man or woman hast thou slain ? " The stranger answered , " Sire , I am the son of Gordius , son ...
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