Greek history from Themistocles to Alexander, in a ser. of lives from Plutarch, revised and arranged by A.H. CloughArthur Hugh Clough Longman & Company, 1860 - 481 pages |
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... victory , were any way terrible to men that knew how to fight , and were resolved to come hand to hand with their enemies ; these things they were to despise , and to come up close and grapple with their foes . This * The Athenians had ...
... victory , were any way terrible to men that knew how to fight , and were resolved to come hand to hand with their enemies ; these things they were to despise , and to come up close and grapple with their foes . This * The Athenians had ...
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... victory undoubtedly is to gain courage . Artemisium is in Euboea , beyond the city of Histiæa , a sea - beach open to the north ; most nearly opposite to it stands Olizon , in the country which formerly was under Philoctetes ; there is ...
... victory undoubtedly is to gain courage . Artemisium is in Euboea , beyond the city of Histiæa , a sea - beach open to the north ; most nearly opposite to it stands Olizon , in the country which formerly was under Philoctetes ; there is ...
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... victory , and not understanding how there could be deli- verance any longer , after they had once forsaken the temples of their gods , and left the tombs and monu- ments of their ancestors to the fury of their enemies . Themistocles ...
... victory , and not understanding how there could be deli- verance any longer , after they had once forsaken the temples of their gods , and left the tombs and monu- ments of their ancestors to the fury of their enemies . Themistocles ...
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... victory to Bacchus the De- vourer ; so should the Greeks not only save themselves , but also obtain victory . Themistocles was much dis- turbed at this strange and terrible prophecy , but the common people , who in any difficult crisis ...
... victory to Bacchus the De- vourer ; so should the Greeks not only save themselves , but also obtain victory . Themistocles was much dis- turbed at this strange and terrible prophecy , but the common people , who in any difficult crisis ...
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... victory , than which neither amongst the Greeks nor barbarians was ever known more glorious exploit on the seas , by the joint valour indeed and zeal of all who fought , but by the wisdom and sagacity of Themistocles . After this sea ...
... victory , than which neither amongst the Greeks nor barbarians was ever known more glorious exploit on the seas , by the joint valour indeed and zeal of all who fought , but by the wisdom and sagacity of Themistocles . After this sea ...
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