 | Herodotus - 1737 - 492 pages
...return'd the following Anfwer, 254 HERODOTUS. Book III. fwer, " Son of Cyrus, The Calamities of rn,y " Family are too great to leave me the Power " of weeping : But the Misfortunes of a Com" panion, reduc'd in his Old-age to the extrem" eft Neceflity, may be fitly lamented... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 480 pages
...thee ? " Pfammenitus returned thie following anfwer : " Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my &* " mily are too great to leave me the power of weeping: but " the misfonunea of a companion, reduced in Bis old age to " want of bread, is a fit fubjeft for lamentation."... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 534 pages
...poor man, '< no way related to thee?" Pfammenitus returned the following anfwer : " Son of Cyrus, ihe calamities of my family are too great " to leave me the power of weeping; but the misfortunes of acom'. « panion, reduced in his old age to want of bread, is a fit fubject '? for lamentation."... | |
 | Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1782 - 272 pages
...concerned for a poor ' man, no way related to thee ?' " Pfainmenitus re. " turned the following anfwer :" ' Son of Cyrus, the ' calamities of my family are too great to leave me the pow-. ' er of weeping; but the misfortunes of a companion, re« duced in his old age to want of bread,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 548 pages
...«' concerned for a poor man, no way related to thee ?" Pfammenitus returned the following aafwer : " Son of " Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to t' leave me the power of weeping ; but tha misfortunes "-of a companion, reduced in his old age to... | |
 | 1794 - 514 pages
...poor man no way related to thee ?' — Pfammenitus returned the following anfvver : ' Son of Cyruï, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the power of weeping ; but the misfortunes of a companion, reduced in his old age to want of bread, is a fit fabject for lamentation.'... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 434 pages
...highly concerned for a poor man, noway related to thee?" Pfammeticus returned the following anfwer: •' Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the power of weeping; but the miffortunes of a companion, reduced in his old age to want of bread, is a fit fubjeft for lamentation."... | |
 | 1797 - 332 pages
...with wonder, and enquired the reafon of this difference. " O, fon of CYRUS," returned PSAMMETICUS, " the calamities of my family are too great to " leave me the power of weeping ; but the misfortunes of a fubject, reduced " in his «ld age to want of bread, is a fit fubj«& for lamentation."... | |
 | Robert John Thornton - 1799 - 560 pages
...JERNINGHAM. and enquired the reafon of tliis difference. " O, fon of Cv" RUS," returned Ps A MM ET ic us, "the calamities of my family " are too great to leave me the power of weeping ; but the " misfortunes of a fubjeft, reduced in his old age to want of " bread, is a fit fubjeft for lamentation."... | |
 | 1806 - 312 pages
...highly concerned for a poor man, no way related to thee ?" Psammenitus returned the following answer : " Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the power of weeping : but the misfortunes of a companion, reduced in his old age to want of bread, is a fit subject for lamentation."... | |
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Son of Cyrus, the calamities of my family are too great to leave me the power of weeping : but the misfortunes of a companion, reduced in his old age to want of bread, is a fit subject for lamentation. 
