PoemsEdward Moxon, 1842 - 304 pages |
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... , & c . † The bull , Apis . ‡ The Crocodile . § According to an ancient proverb , it was less difficult in Egypt to find a god than a man . || The Hieroglyphics . The Catacombs . * " The Persians , " says Herodotus , " 162.
... , & c . † The bull , Apis . ‡ The Crocodile . § According to an ancient proverb , it was less difficult in Egypt to find a god than a man . || The Hieroglyphics . The Catacombs . * " The Persians , " says Herodotus , " 162.
Page 163
... III . 1 . Mona , thy Druid - rites. * " The Persians , " says Herodotus , " have no temples , altars , or statues . They sacrifice on the tops of the highest mountains . " I. 131 . † Æn . VI . 46 , & c . * See Tacitus , 1. xiv . c . 29 163.
... III . 1 . Mona , thy Druid - rites. * " The Persians , " says Herodotus , " have no temples , altars , or statues . They sacrifice on the tops of the highest mountains . " I. 131 . † Æn . VI . 46 , & c . * See Tacitus , 1. xiv . c . 29 163.
Page 287
... Herodotus ( II . 152 ) predicted the overthrow of eleven kings in Egypt , on the appearance of men of brass , risen out of the sea . Nor did this prophecy exist among the Islanders alone . It influenced the councils of Montezuma , and ...
... Herodotus ( II . 152 ) predicted the overthrow of eleven kings in Egypt , on the appearance of men of brass , risen out of the sea . Nor did this prophecy exist among the Islanders alone . It influenced the councils of Montezuma , and ...
Page 297
... slain ! War reverses the order of Nature . In time of peace , says Herodotus , the sons bury their fathers ; in time of war the fathers bury their sons ! But the Gods have willed it so . -I . 87 . QQ P. 268 , 1 , 23 . CAZZIVA , An 297.
... slain ! War reverses the order of Nature . In time of peace , says Herodotus , the sons bury their fathers ; in time of war the fathers bury their sons ! But the Gods have willed it so . -I . 87 . QQ P. 268 , 1 , 23 . CAZZIVA , An 297.
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