 | 1826 - 938 pages
...been known to live to the great age of four hundred years. When Alexander the Great had conquered one Porus, king of India, he took a great elephant, which had fought very valiantly for a king, named him Ajax, and dedicated him to the sun, and then let him go with this inscription : —... | |
 | 1841 - 438 pages
...Elephants have been known to live to the great age of 400 years. When Alexander the Great had conquered one Porus, king of India, he took a great elephant which...fought very valiantly for the king, and named him Ajax, and dedicated him to the sun, and let him go, with this inscription: — "Alexander, the son of Jupiter,... | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - 1857 - 830 pages
...have been known to live to the great age of 400 yean. When Alexander the Great had conquered one Poms, King of India, he took a great elephant which had fought very valiantly for the King, named him Ajax, and dedicated him to the sun, and let him go with this inscription — "Alexander,... | |
 | Children's literature - 1850 - 740 pages
...seven years. Elephants have been known to have lived to the great age of 400 years. "When Alexander had conquered Porus, king of India, he took a great elephant, which had fought valiantly for the king, and named him Ajax, dedicated him to the sun, and let him go with this inscription... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1847 - 480 pages
...age of 400 years. When Alexander the great had conquered one Porus, King of India, he took agreаt elephant which had fought very valiantly for the king, and named him Ajax, and dedicated him to the sun, and let him go with this inscription — "Alexander, the son of Jupiter,... | |
 | 1848 - 796 pages
...it is asserted, to live to the great age of 400 years. When Alexander the Great had conquered Torus, King of India, he took a great elephant which had fought very valiantly for tlie King, and named him Ajax, dedicated him to the sun, and let him go with this insi-ription : —... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1863 - 1194 pages
...brcn known to live to the groat ag? of 400 year*. When Alexander the Great had conquered one Poru.*. king of India, he took a great elephant which had fought very valiantly for tlic king, named lum "Ajax," and dedicated him to tbe vun, and let him go with this inscription—... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1854 - 584 pages
...been known to live to the great age of four hundred years. When Alexander the Great had conquered one Porus, King of India, he took a great elephant which had fought very valiantly for the king, named him Ajax, and dedicated him to the sun, and then let him go with this inscription : — " Alexander,... | |
 | Septimus Sears - 1856 - 906 pages
...known by the name of Pompey lived to the age of seventy. Elephants have been known, it is asserted, to live to the great age of four hundred years. When...and named him Ajax, dedicated him to the sun, and lot him go with this inscription :— "Alexander, the son of Jupiter, hath dedicated Ajax to the sun."... | |
 | 1857 - 498 pages
...Elephants have been known to live to the great age of 400 years. Whan Alexander the Great had conquered one Porus, king of India, he took a great elephant which had fought very valiantly tor tbe king, named him " Ajax," and dedicated him to the eun, and let him go -with, this inscription—... | |
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Ajax, and dedicated him to the sun, and let him go, with this inscription: — "Alexander, the son of Jupiter, hath dedicated Ajax to the sun. 
