Herodotus, tr., with notes, by W. Beloe, Volume 31821 |
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... present conduct differs " not at all from that which I pursue in a state " of peace . Why I do not contend with you in the open field , I will explain : we have no in- " habited towns nor cultivated lands of which we or that they ...
... present conduct differs " not at all from that which I pursue in a state " of peace . Why I do not contend with you in the open field , I will explain : we have no in- " habited towns nor cultivated lands of which we or that they ...
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... presents which you require , of earth " and water , I will send you such as you better deserve and in return for your calling yourself my master , I only bid you weep . " - Such was the answer of the Scythian * , which the ambassa- dor ...
... presents which you require , of earth " and water , I will send you such as you better deserve and in return for your calling yourself my master , I only bid you weep . " - Such was the answer of the Scythian * , which the ambassa- dor ...
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... present , intended to irritate and provoke , best recorded and ex- pressed by our immortal Shakespeare . - See his Life of Henry the Fifth : - French Ambassador.- -Thus then , in few ; - Your highness lately sending into France , Did ...
... present , intended to irritate and provoke , best recorded and ex- pressed by our immortal Shakespeare . - See his Life of Henry the Fifth : - French Ambassador.- -Thus then , in few ; - Your highness lately sending into France , Did ...
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Herodotus. present . The Persians inquired of the bearer , what these might mean ; but the man declared , that his ... present and your pains we thank you for . When we have match'd our rackets to these balls , We will in France , by ...
Herodotus. present . The Persians inquired of the bearer , what these might mean ; but the man declared , that his ... present and your pains we thank you for . When we have match'd our rackets to these balls , We will in France , by ...
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... presents : " Men " of Persia , unless like birds ye shall mount into " the air , like mice take refuge in the earth , or " like frogs leap into the marshes , these arrows " shall prevent the possibility of your return to " the place ...
... presents : " Men " of Persia , unless like birds ye shall mount into " the air , like mice take refuge in the earth , or " like frogs leap into the marshes , these arrows " shall prevent the possibility of your return to " the place ...
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Page 475 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 356 - I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
Page 357 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Page 99 - And portance in my travel's history; Wherein of antres vast and deserts idle, Rough quarries, rocks, and hills whose heads touch heaven, It was my hint to speak, — such was the process: And of the Cannibals that each other eat, The Anthropophagi, and men whose heads Do grow beneath their shoulders.
Page 115 - And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying ; It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 311 - And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
Page 356 - This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth...
Page 101 - And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Page 121 - Alas, regardless of their doom, The little victims play ! No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day.
Page 270 - We greet not here as man conversing man, Met at an oak, or journeying o'er a plain; No season now for calm familiar talk, Like youths and maidens in an evening walk; War is our business, but to whom is given To die or triumph, that determine Heaven!