Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Bache with a Geographical and General IndexHenry G. Bohn, 1848 - 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 ...
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... 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 endeavours were unable to master the fire . 87. It is related by the Lydians , that Croesus ...
... 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 endeavours were unable to master the fire . 87. It is related by the Lydians , that Croesus ...
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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 king's ...
... 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 king's ...
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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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... commanded him to be put to death . " 112. As the herdsman uttered these last words , he un- covered the child , and showed it to his wife ; she seeing that the child was large and of a beautiful form , embraced the knees of her husband ...
... commanded him to be put to death . " 112. As the herdsman uttered these last words , he un- covered the child , and showed it to his wife ; she seeing that the child was large and of a beautiful form , embraced the knees of her husband ...
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