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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... greatly 4 Literally , " had only done like for like . " 5 " In a long vessel . " The long vessels were vessels of war ; the round vessels , merchantmen and transports . to blame , for that they levied war against Asia 2 [ 2-4 . HERODOTUS .
... greatly 4 Literally , " had only done like for like . " 5 " In a long vessel . " The long vessels were vessels of war ; the round vessels , merchantmen and transports . to blame , for that they levied war against Asia 2 [ 2-4 . HERODOTUS .
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... round the treasury , and showed him all their grand and costly contents ; and when he had seen and examined every thing sufficiently , Croesus asked him this question : " My Athenian guest , your great fame has reached even to us , as ...
... round the treasury , and showed him all their grand and costly contents ; and when he had seen and examined every thing sufficiently , Croesus asked him this question : " My Athenian guest , your great fame has reached even to us , as ...
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... round , commended the strength of the youths , and the women blessed her as the mother of such sons ; but the mother herself , transported with joy both on account of the action and its renown , stood before the image and prayed , that ...
... round , commended the strength of the youths , and the women blessed her as the mother of such sons ; but the mother herself , transported with joy both on account of the action and its renown , stood before the image and prayed , that ...
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... round the tomb , judging himself the most heavily afflicted of all men , killed himself on the tomb . But Croesus , bereaved of his son , continued disconsolate for two years . 46. Some time after , the overthrow of the kingdom of ...
... round the tomb , judging himself the most heavily afflicted of all men , killed himself on the tomb . But Croesus , bereaved of his son , continued disconsolate for two years . 46. Some time after , the overthrow of the kingdom of ...
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... round silver covers ; and moreover a statue of a woman in gold three cubits high , which the Delphians say is the image of Croesus's baking woman ; and to all these things he added the necklaces and girdles of his wife . 52. These were ...
... round silver covers ; and moreover a statue of a woman in gold three cubits high , which the Delphians say is the image of Croesus's baking woman ; and to all these things he added the necklaces and girdles of his wife . 52. These were ...
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