Herodotus: A New and Literal Version from the Text of BaehrH.G. Bohn, 1848 - 613 pages |
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Page 92
... fight with their swords and spears , and that thus they continued fighting for a long time , and neither were willing to give way ; but at length the Massa- getæ got the better , and the greater part of the Persian army was cut in ...
... fight with their swords and spears , and that thus they continued fighting for a long time , and neither were willing to give way ; but at length the Massa- getæ got the better , and the greater part of the Persian army was cut in ...
Page 123
... fight with the serpents . But those that are commonly conversant among men , ( for there are two species , ) are bare on the head and the whole neck ; have white plum- age , except on the head , the throat , and the tips of the wings ...
... fight with the serpents . But those that are commonly conversant among men , ( for there are two species , ) are bare on the head and the whole neck ; have white plum- age , except on the head , the throat , and the tips of the wings ...
Page 132
... fighting and easily , he made inscriptions on columns in the same way as among the nations that had proved themselves valiant ; and he had besides engraved on them the secret parts of a woman , wishing to make it known that they were ...
... fighting and easily , he made inscriptions on columns in the same way as among the nations that had proved themselves valiant ; and he had besides engraved on them the secret parts of a woman , wishing to make it known that they were ...
Page 184
... fight with a young dog ; and that this wife was also looking on ; and that the dog being over - matched , another puppy of the same litter broke his chain , and came to his assistance , and thus the two dogs united got the better of the ...
... fight with a young dog ; and that this wife was also looking on ; and that the dog being over - matched , another puppy of the same litter broke his chain , and came to his assistance , and thus the two dogs united got the better of the ...
Page 187
... fight , and took prisoners , the Lesbians , who came to assist the Mi- lesians with all their forces : these , being put in chains , dug the whole trench that surrounds the walls of Samos . 40. Some- how the exceeding good fortune of ...
... fight , and took prisoners , the Lesbians , who came to assist the Mi- lesians with all their forces : these , being put in chains , dug the whole trench that surrounds the walls of Samos . 40. Some- how the exceeding good fortune of ...
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