Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Τόμος 16Archibald Constable, 1823 |
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... wide as possible , that they might take up the more ground , and by that means prevent the enemy from surrounding ... side 12 cohorts in front . Near each cohort he placed a troop of horse to support them , that they might charge with ...
... wide as possible , that they might take up the more ground , and by that means prevent the enemy from surrounding ... side 12 cohorts in front . Near each cohort he placed a troop of horse to support them , that they might charge with ...
Σελίδα 9
... side , quite out of Armenia . Cassius , on the other hand , having in several encounters defeated Vologeses , though he had an army of 400,000 men under his command , reduced , in four years time , all those provinces which had formerly ...
... side , quite out of Armenia . Cassius , on the other hand , having in several encounters defeated Vologeses , though he had an army of 400,000 men under his command , reduced , in four years time , all those provinces which had formerly ...
Σελίδα 10
... side to side . PARTI per bend dexter , is when the cut comes from the upper corner of the shield on the right hand , and descends athwart to the opposite lower corner . PARTI per bend sinister , is when the cut , coming from the upper ...
... side to side . PARTI per bend dexter , is when the cut comes from the upper corner of the shield on the right hand , and descends athwart to the opposite lower corner . PARTI per bend sinister , is when the cut , coming from the upper ...
Σελίδα 32
... side ; the eyeballs and eyebrows rise directly up ; the mouth half opens , and the two corners are also a little ... side of it next the nose sinks down , and the other side rises ve- ry much ; the eye is very open , and the eyeball is ...
... side ; the eyeballs and eyebrows rise directly up ; the mouth half opens , and the two corners are also a little ... side of it next the nose sinks down , and the other side rises ve- ry much ; the eye is very open , and the eyeball is ...
Σελίδα 32
... sides of the nostrils next the are not the same ; the head inclines to the left side ; nose to be a little elevated , making wrinkles in the : the eyeballs and eyebrows rise directly up ; the mouth cheeks ; the mouth to be open ; the ...
... sides of the nostrils next the are not the same ; the head inclines to the left side ; nose to be a little elevated , making wrinkles in the : the eyeballs and eyebrows rise directly up ; the mouth cheeks ; the mouth to be open ; the ...
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according afterwards ancient apostles appears Arabian Arabic army Attalus bishop body Cæsar called cause Chaldaic Chaldean character church colour consequence death descendants dialect draw Egypt Egyptians empire enemy equal Eumenes father formed Greece Greek Greek language guage Hebrew Herodotus honour horse inhabitants invention island Jesus Jews kind king kingdom language Latin learned length letters lines Lord manner means mind Mizraim mountains nature objects observed occasion opinion original parallel Parthians passion patriarch Pelasgi pendulum Pergamus Persian person perspective Peru petrifaction Philip philosophers Phoenician Pizarro point of distance point of sight prince province Ptolemy racter reign religion river Romans Rome Sanscrit says sent side soon Spaniards spiritus asper square St Paul St Peter Strabo Surenas Syria thing Thracians tion tongue town verbs whole words writing
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Σελίδα 30 - I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life ; but, for my single self, I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.
Σελίδα 32 - That it should come to this! But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two: So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly.
Σελίδα 30 - Caesar carelessly but nod on him. He had a fever when he was in Spain, And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake...
Σελίδα 31 - Rumble thy bellyful ! Spit, fire ! spout, rain ! Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness ; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription: then, let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak, and...
Σελίδα 259 - That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you : for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
Σελίδα 30 - ... tis true, this god did shake ; His coward lips did from their colour fly, And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world Did lose his lustre : I did hear him groan : Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans Mark him and write his speeches in their books, Alas, it cried, 'Give me some drink, Titinius,
Σελίδα 32 - O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew ! " Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd His canon 'gainst self-slaughter...
Σελίδα 30 - Dar'st thou, Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point ? ' Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow : so indeed he did. The torrent...
Σελίδα 17 - As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Σελίδα 31 - Like Niobe, all tears, why she, even she — O God ! a beast that wants discourse of reason, Would have mourn'd longer — married with mine uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules...