Herodotus, tr. by W. Beloe, المجلد 31830 |
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able according addressed afterwards ancient answer appeared arms army arrived Asia assistance Athenians Athens attack authority barbarians battle became body called carried command conduct continued Darius daughter death desired determined effect enemy engagement expressed farther fleet forces formed former four gave give given gold greater Grecian Greece Greeks hands happened head Hellespont Herodotus honor horse hundred inhabitants Ionians island king Lacedæmonians land leaders manner Mardonius means Medes never night observed obtained occasion offered opinion oracle particular passage passed Pausanias Persians person possessed prepared present prince proceeded reason received refused remained remarkable replied respect rest retired sail Salamis says seems sent ships soon Spartans station suffer taken temple Themistocles thing thought thousand tion took troops vessels victory Whilst whole wished Xerxes
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الصفحة 42 - And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above (Such is the power of mighty love). A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...
الصفحة 122 - 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.
الصفحة 317 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat...
الصفحة 232 - He spake ; and, to confirm his words, out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell ; highly they raged Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms Clashed on their sounding shields the din of war, Hurling defiance toward the vault of heaven.
الصفحة 41 - With flying fingers touched the lyre: The trembling notes ascend the sky And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove Who left his blissful seats above, Such is the power of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god; Sublime on radiant spires he rode When he to fair Olympia...
الصفحة 16 - Threaten his bloody stage: by the clock 'tis day, And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp: Is't night's predominance, or the day's shame, That darkness does the face of earth entomb, When living light should kiss it?
الصفحة 281 - The advantage of receiving the earliest intelligence, and of conveying their orders with celerity, induced the emperors to establish, throughout their extensive dominions, the regular institution of posts. Houses were...
الصفحة 281 - Houses were everywhere erected at the distance only of five or six miles; each of them was constantly provided with forty horses, and by the help of these relays it was easy to travel an hundred miles in a day along the Roman roads.
الصفحة 286 - Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
الصفحة 326 - Can his dear image from my soul depart, Long as the vital spirit moves my heart? If in the melancholy shades below, The flames of friends and lovers cease to glow, Yet mine shall sacred last; mine, undecay'd, Burn on through death, and animate my shade.