The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians [&c.]. Transl, Volym 11821 |
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Sida xv
... horse - races lxxxvii Of the chariot - races ibid . Of the honours and rewards granted to the victors The different taste of the Greeks and Ro- mans in regard to public shows Of the prizes of wit , and the shows and re- presentations of ...
... horse - races lxxxvii Of the chariot - races ibid . Of the honours and rewards granted to the victors The different taste of the Greeks and Ro- mans in regard to public shows Of the prizes of wit , and the shows and re- presentations of ...
Sida xl
... horses or beasts of draught , but by machines concealed in the bottom of it , which put the oars in motion , and made the vessel glide along . The march was solemn and majestic . At the head of it were old men who carried olive branches ...
... horses or beasts of draught , but by machines concealed in the bottom of it , which put the oars in motion , and made the vessel glide along . The march was solemn and majestic . At the head of it were old men who carried olive branches ...
Sida lxix
... horse , & c .; but they did not confine themselves to a graceful mien , nor to the beauties of a shape and face ; they were for joining strength to the charms of person . It is true , those exercises , so illustrious by their founders ...
... horse , & c .; but they did not confine themselves to a graceful mien , nor to the beauties of a shape and face ; they were for joining strength to the charms of person . It is true , those exercises , so illustrious by their founders ...
Sida lxxix
... horses in vain to make them go forward . Darius Nothus , king of Persia , hearing of his pro- digious strength , was desirous of seeing him , and invited him to Susa . Three soldiers of that Prince's guard , and of that band which the ...
... horses in vain to make them go forward . Darius Nothus , king of Persia , hearing of his pro- digious strength , was desirous of seeing him , and invited him to Susa . Three soldiers of that Prince's guard , and of that band which the ...
Sida lxxxiv
... horses or men that were to run . It was sometimes a rail of wood . The opening of this barrier was the signal for the racers to start . As The middle of the Stadium was remarkable only by the circumstance of having the prizes allotted ...
... horses or men that were to run . It was sometimes a rail of wood . The opening of this barrier was the signal for the racers to start . As The middle of the Stadium was remarkable only by the circumstance of having the prizes allotted ...
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according admirable ages Alcibiades Alexander amongst ancient Aristomenes Aristophanes army Asia Athenians Athens Athletæ authority battle body Brumoi called Cappadocia carried celebrated ceremonies chariot combats comedy crown custom dæmons Darius death Delphi Diod Diodorus Diodorus Siculus dispute the prize Divinity Egypt Egyptians Eleusis empire enemies Eschylus Euripides exercises expence father favour feasts gave give glory gods greatest Grecian Greece Greeks Herod Herodotus honour horses hundred illustrious inundation kind king kingdom Lacedæmonians laws liberty magnificence manner masters ment Messenians nations nature Nile obliged observed occasion Olympic games oracles passions Pausan Pausanias Persians persons Plin Pliny Plut Plutarch poetry poets prince principal provinces Ptolemy pyramids quæ Quæst quàm reigned religion river Romans sacrifices says solemnized Sophocles Sparta spectators Stadium Strabo temple theatre Thespis thing thought thousand tion tragedy verses victory virtue whence whilst whole worship
Populära avsnitt
Sida 19 - For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs : but the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven...
Sida xvii - I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13. For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom ; for I am prudent...
Sida xvii - Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the twoleaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut...
Sida lxxv - And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now, they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
Sida 101 - Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
Sida xvii - When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Sida cxxvii - Chacun, peint avec art dans ce nouveau miroir, S'y vit avec plaisir, ou crut ne s'y point voir...
Sida 101 - Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
Sida xvii - Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.
Sida 104 - And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt ; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.