 ... over. We are assured by Pliny, who says, that he himself saw the skin, that it was a hundred and twenty feet long, and that it had destroyed many of the army. At last, however, the battering engines were brought out against it ; and these assailing...  Miscellanies - Página 191por William Fordyce Mavor - 1829Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 510 páginas
...battering engines were brought out against it; and these assailing it at a distance, it was soon destroyed. Its spoils were carried to Rome,' and the general. was decreed an ovation for his success. There are, perhaps, few facts better ascertained in history than this: an ovation... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1829 - 540 páginas
...instances of this ; and when we contemplate the liboya, which it is well known is capable of killing aij ox by dint of strength, and has been found from thirty...armed with both qualities, who could withstand them? IM\ the green serpent, from his dark abode, Which e'en imagination fears to tread, At noon forth-issuing,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 616 páginas
...engines were brought out against it ; and these assailing it at a distance, it was soon destroyed. Its spoils were carried to Rome, and the general was decreed an ovation for his success. There are, perhaps, few facts better ascertained in history than this : an ovation... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 páginas
...engines were brought out against it ; and these assailing it at a distance, it was soon destroyed. Its spoils were carried to Rome, and the general was decreed an ovation lor his success. There are, perhaps, few facts better ascertained in history 408 409 than this : an... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 774 páginas
...engines were brought out against it ; and these assailing it at a disiance, it was soon destroyed. Ils spoils were, carried to Rome, and the general was decreed an ovation for his success. There are, perlaps, few facts better ascertained in history 408 409 than this : an... | |
 | Charles Gould - 1886 - 430 páginas
...battering engines were brought out against it, and then, assailing it at a distance, it was destroyed. Its spoils were carried to Rome, and the general was decreed an ovation for his success. " There are, perhaps, few facts better ascertained in history than this : an ovation... | |
 | James William Buel - 1891 - 748 páginas
...were brought out against it ; and these assailing it at a distance, the reptile was soon destroyed. Its spoils were carried to Rome, and the general was decreed an ovation for his success. There are, perhaps, few facts better ascertained in history than this. An ovation... | |
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