| L M. Stretch - 1801 - 248 páginas
...hundred thousand bushels of corn. Rhodes, in consequence of these liberalities, Was re-established in a more opulent and splendid state than she had...experienced before , if we only except the Colossus. POIYB. I 5. p. 428. 4» C rz MEN e T. " CLEMENCY. SENTIMENTS. : ,.','.•• i,".'„.'• • . '.;'... | |
| L. M. Stretch - 1808 - 316 páginas
...lady, whose name was Chryseis, furnished from her own substance, an hundred thousand bushel* of corn. Rhodes in consequence of these liberalities, was re-established...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. POLYB. I. 5. p. 428. • PLINY, that excellent Roman orator, will be ever admired for his disinterested... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1820 - 382 páginas
...liberalities, was re-established in a lew years, in a more opulent and splendid state than she had erer experienced before, if we only except the Colossus....Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I hare formerly observed. Some authors have affirmed, that the money arising from the contributions already... | |
| Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1831 - 350 páginas
...the princes of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...was re-established in a few years, in a more opulent apd splendid state than she had ever experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. This Colossus... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1841 - 522 páginas
...of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 51)00 cro<rns, only consider how inferior their generosity is to...the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of prodigious sire, as I have already observed. Some authors have affirmed, that the money arising from... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1841 - 352 páginas
...the princes of these time>-, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...state than she had ever experienced before, if we culy except the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I have already... | |
| Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1843 - 360 páginas
...the princes of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...splendid state than she had ever experienced before, iJf we only except the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I have... | |
| David Davidson (LL.D.) - 1844 - 300 páginas
...glorious act of humanity ; and historians have recorded that a lady, whose name was Chryseis, (golden,) and who truly merited that appellation, furnished...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus." Ptolemy was an e*thusiatic admirer of the fine arts, especially of portraits and paintings ; and to... | |
| David Davidson - 1857 - 804 páginas
...substance an hundred thousand bushels of corn. 4 Let the princes of these times,' says Polybius, i who imagine they have done gloriously in giving four...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus." Ptolemy was an enthusiatic admirer of the fine arts, especially of portraits and paintings ; and to... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1857 - 964 páginas
...merited that appellation, fur nished from her own estate one hundred thousand bushels of corn. " I -< • the princes of these times," says Polybius, " who...re-established in a few years, in a more opulent and splenlid state than she had ever experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. This Colossus... | |
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