Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of Baehr. .c With a Geographical and General IndexHarper & Bros., 1855 - 613 pages |
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... daughter's womb , and that the vine covered all Asia . Having seen this and communicated it to the interpreters of dreams , he sent to Persia for his daughter , who was then near her time of delivery ; and upon her ar- rival he put her ...
... daughter's womb , and that the vine covered all Asia . Having seen this and communicated it to the interpreters of dreams , he sent to Persia for his daughter , who was then near her time of delivery ; and upon her ar- rival he put her ...
Page 49
... daughter , whose son he would now murder by my means , what else remains for me but the greatest danger ? It is necessary , however , for my safety , that the child should die , but as necessary that one of Astyages's people should be ...
... daughter , whose son he would now murder by my means , what else remains for me but the greatest danger ? It is necessary , however , for my safety , that the child should die , but as necessary that one of Astyages's people should be ...
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... daughter , and of Cambyses , son of Cyrus , and that Astyages had 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 ...
... daughter , and of Cambyses , son of Cyrus , and that Astyages had 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 ...
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... daughter as our own . Thus you will neither be convicted of having wronged our masters , nor shall we have consulted ill for our own interests ; for the child that is dead will have a royal burial , and the one that survives will not be ...
... daughter as our own . Thus you will neither be convicted of having wronged our masters , nor shall we have consulted ill for our own interests ; for the child that is dead will have a royal burial , and the one that survives will not be ...
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... daughter ? " Harpagus , seeing the herdsman present , had not recourse to falsehood , lest he should be detected and ... daughter's sight and in yours . I therefore acted as follows : having sent for this herdsman , I gave him the child ...
... daughter ? " Harpagus , seeing the herdsman present , had not recourse to falsehood , lest he should be detected and ... daughter's sight and in yours . I therefore acted as follows : having sent for this herdsman , I gave him the child ...
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