A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest, with Supplementary Chapters on the History of Literature and ArtHarper & Bros., 1883 - 708 páginas |
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... already men- tioned under the name of the Cambunian mountains , terminates upon the coast in the lofty summit of Olympus , the highest in all Greece , being 9700 feet above the level of the sea , and scarcely ever free from snow . South ...
... already men- tioned under the name of the Cambunian mountains , terminates upon the coast in the lofty summit of Olympus , the highest in all Greece , being 9700 feet above the level of the sea , and scarcely ever free from snow . South ...
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... already on the point of sailing with its cargo of innocent victims , when Theseus offered to go with them , hoping to put an end for ever to the horrible tribute . Ariadne , the daughter of Minos , became enamoured of the hero , and ...
... already on the point of sailing with its cargo of innocent victims , when Theseus offered to go with them , hoping to put an end for ever to the horrible tribute . Ariadne , the daughter of Minos , became enamoured of the hero , and ...
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... already one of the principal cities of Greece . Towards the close of this period it became the scene of the last struggles of a fated race , whose legendary his- tory is so full of human crime , of the obscure warnings of the gods , and ...
... already one of the principal cities of Greece . Towards the close of this period it became the scene of the last struggles of a fated race , whose legendary his- tory is so full of human crime , of the obscure warnings of the gods , and ...
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... already setting fire to their ships , when Achilles gives his armour to his friend Patroclus , and allows him to charge at the head of the Myrmidons . Patroclus repulses the Trojans from the ships , but the god Apollo is against him ...
... already setting fire to their ships , when Achilles gives his armour to his friend Patroclus , and allows him to charge at the head of the Myrmidons . Patroclus repulses the Trojans from the ships , but the god Apollo is against him ...
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... already divided into a num- ber of independent states , each governed by its own king . The authority of the king was not limited by any laws ; his power resembled that of the patriarchs in the Old Testament ; and for the exercise of it ...
... already divided into a num- ber of independent states , each governed by its own king . The authority of the king was not limited by any laws ; his power resembled that of the patriarchs in the Old Testament ; and for the exercise of it ...
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Página 209 - Persian's grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations; — all were his I He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set where were they?
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Página 704 - With a full View of the English-Dutch Struggle against Spain, and of the Origin and Destruction of the Spanish Armada. By JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY, LL.D., DCL Portraits.
Página 382 - Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount, Westward, much nearer by south-west, behold, Where on the ^Egean shore a city stands, Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece...
Página 408 - Pinching, fingering, and pulling — tempering, selecting, culling, With a nice survey discerning which are green and which are turning, Which are ripe for accusation, forfeiture, and confiscation. Him, besides, the wealthy man, retired upon an easy rent, Hating and avoiding party, noble-minded, indolent, Fearful of official snares, intrigues, and intricate affairs...
Página 383 - Where on the ^Egean shore a city stands, Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable, in her sweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades. See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long; There flowery hill Hymettus, with the sound Of bees...
Página 704 - GEBLER (Karl Von). Galileo Galilei and the Roman Curia, from Authentic Sources. Translated with the sanction of the Author, by Mrs. GEORGE STURGE. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price i2,$. GEDDES (James). History of the Administration of John de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland.
Página 232 - It is related that she recommended him to introduce mythical narrations into his poems, and that when, in accordance with her advice, he composed a hymn in which he interwove almost all the Theban mythology, she smiled and said, " "We ought to sow with the hand, and not with the whole sack.
Página 197 - The second, which was destined for the Spartans alone, contained the memorable words : — " Go, tell the Spartans, thou that passest by, That here obedient to their laws we lie.
Página 86 - Coward* that in wealth has thriven, May match his offspring with the proudest race : Thus everything is mixed, noble and base." Theognis lost his property in the revolution, and had been driven into exile ; and the following lines show the ferocious spirit which sometimes animated the Greeks in their party struggles. " Yet my full wish, to drink their very blood, Some power divine, that watches for my good, May yet accomplish. Soon may he fulfil My righteous hope — my just and hearty will."f •...