 | Publius Cornelius Tacitus - 1831 - 410 pages
...flaming torches ; and their whole appearance resembling the frantic rage of the Furies. The Druids2 were ranged in order, with hands uplifted, invoking...the enemy. The exhortations of the general diffused new vigor through the ranks ; and the men, hy mutual reproaches, inflamed each other to deeds of valor.... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - 1836 - 780 pages
...flaming torches, and their whole appearance resembling the frantic rage of the Furies. The Druids " were ranged in order, with hands uplifted, invoking...horrible imprecations. The novelty of the sight struck (he Romans with awe and terror. They stood in stupid amazement, as if their limbs were benumbed, rivetted... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - Rome - 1842 - 758 pages
...flaming torches, and their whole appearance resembling the frantic rage of the Furies. The Druids ^ were ranged in order, with hands uplifted, invoking...the enemy. The exhortations of the general diffused new vigour through the ranks, and the men, by mutual reproaches, inflamed each other to deeds of valour.... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1848 - 418 pages
...Romans. These were not without superstition ; and the novelty of the sight struck the veteran army with awe and terror. They stood in stupid amazement, as if their limbs were benumbed, rivetted to one spot, as marks for the Britons, at which to throw their weapons. Suetonius saw the... | |
 | George Smith - Cassiterite mines and mining - 1863 - 172 pages
...hands flaming torches, and their whole appearance resembling the frantic rage of furies. The Druids were ranged in order, with hands uplifted, invoking...benumbed, riveted to one spot, a mark for the enemy." — "Annals," xiv., 30. that the men were peaceably disposed, he declared it to those who already wished... | |
 | Walter Simson - 1865 - 606 pages
...hands flaming torches, and their whole appearance resembling the frantic rage of the Furies. The Druids were ranged in order, with hands uplifted, invoking...and terror. They stood in stupid amazement, as if tlieir limbs were benumbed, riveted to one spot, a mark for the enemy. The exhortation of the general... | |
 | Walter Simson, James Simson - Gypsies - 1866 - 606 pages
...invoking the gods, anil pouring forth horrible imprecations. The novelty of the sight struck the Komans with awe and terror. They stood in stupid amazement, as if their limbs were benumbed, riveted to one epot, a mark for the enemy. The exhortation of the general diffused new vigour through the ranks, and... | |
 | Archibald Brown - Highland Region (Scotland) - 1889 - 470 pages
...hands flaming torches, and their whole appearance resembling the frantic rage of the furies. The Druids were ranged in order, with hands uplifted, invoking the gods, and pouring forth imprecations. The novelty of the sight struck the Romans with awe and terror ; they stood in stupid... | |
 | Archaeology - 1890 - 342 pages
...may be well to see what he says in his Annals (Book 14). He says: "The Druids" (in defence of Mona) "were ranged in order, with hands uplifted, invoking...gods, and pouring forth horrible imprecations. The Romans stood in stupid awe and terror, a mark for the enemy. The general reproached them with their... | |
 | James Mackinnon - Scotland - 1892 - 262 pages
...the conquest of Anglesey by the legions under Suetonius Paulinus in AD 61 — "The Druids," he says, "were ranged in order, with hands uplifted, invoking the gods, and pouring forth terrible imprecations. The novelty of the sight struck the Romans with awe and terror ; they stood... | |
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Britons, close embodied, and prepared for action. Women were seen rushing through the ranks in wild disorder ; their apparel funereal; their hair loose to the wind, in their hands flaming torches, and their whole appearance resembling the frantic rage... 
