The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great |
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... sides , in order to fix these vessels against the violence of the winds and the current . They then drove large piles into the earth , with huge rings fastened to them , to which were tied six vast cables which went over each of the two ...
... sides , in order to fix these vessels against the violence of the winds and the current . They then drove large piles into the earth , with huge rings fastened to them , to which were tied six vast cables which went over each of the two ...
Page 70
... sides ; so that both parties seemed content to retire in good order . 83. All these actions , which passed near Artemisia , though at that time indecisive , yet served not a little to animate and in- spire the Athenians , who were now ...
... sides ; so that both parties seemed content to retire in good order . 83. All these actions , which passed near Artemisia , though at that time indecisive , yet served not a little to animate and in- spire the Athenians , who were now ...
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... side , was the first that cheerfully went on board . When he was followed by the rest of the city , so mov- ing and melancholy a sight drew tears even from the most ob- durate . 89. A brave , generous , polite and ancient people , now ...
... side , was the first that cheerfully went on board . When he was followed by the rest of the city , so mov- ing and melancholy a sight drew tears even from the most ob- durate . 89. A brave , generous , polite and ancient people , now ...
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... side ; some were intercepted at the straits of Atti- ca ; many were sunk , and more taken . Above two hundred were burnt ; all the rest were dispersed ; and the allies , dreading the resentment of the Greeks , as well as of the Persian ...
... side ; some were intercepted at the straits of Atti- ca ; many were sunk , and more taken . Above two hundred were burnt ; all the rest were dispersed ; and the allies , dreading the resentment of the Greeks , as well as of the Persian ...
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... side , which he reached forty - five days after the battle of Salamis . When he arrived at the place , he found the bridge broken down by the violence of the waves in a tempest that had lately hap 、 pened there . 121. He was ...
... side , which he reached forty - five days after the battle of Salamis . When he arrived at the place , he found the bridge broken down by the violence of the waves in a tempest that had lately hap 、 pened there . 121. He was ...
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