Accordingly this was done, and, upon a sign given, the curtain drawn ; and the elephant raising his trunk over the head of Fabricius, made a horrid and frightful noise. Fabricius turned about without being in the least discomposed, and said to Pyrrhus... Gymnasium sive Symbola critica. Abridged - Page 367by Alexander Crombie - 1836 - 454 pagesFull view - About this book
| Plutarch - Greece - 1816 - 314 pages
...noise. Fabricius turned round without being in the least discomposed, and said to Pyrrhus, smiling; " Neither your gold yesterday, nor your beast to-day, has made any impression upon me." In the evening, the conversation at table turned on many subjects, but chiefly upon Greece... | |
| Plutarchus - 1819 - 538 pages
...frightful noise. Fabricius turned round, without the least discomposure, and said to Pyrrhus, smiling, " Neither your " gold yesterday, nor your beast to-day, has made '* any impression upon me." In the evening, the conversation at table turned upon many subjects, but chiefly upon Greece... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1822 - 504 pages
...Fabricius turned about without being in the least discomposed, and said to Pyrrhus, smiling, — " Neither your gold yesterday, nor your beast to-day, has made any impression upon me." In the evening, the conversation at table turned upon many subjects, but chiefly upon Greece... | |
| John Ranking - Circus - 1826 - 560 pages
...roar. The Roman turned about without being in the least discomposed, and said to Pyrrhus, smiling, " Neither your gold yesterday, nor your beast to-day, has made any impression upon me." Plutarch, rots were killed, and some of their elephants taken. Curius now, with CHAP. IX... | |
| James Rennie - Animals - 1831 - 434 pages
...concessions which he could not obtain by his bribes. The honest and undaunted warrior with a smile said, " Neither your gold yesterday nor your beast to-day has made any impression upon me*." Within four years after the battle of Heraclea the elephants of Pyrrhus had ceased to be... | |
| James Rennie - Elephants - 1831 - 422 pages
...concessions which he could not obtain by his bribes. The honest and undaunted warrior with a smile said, " Neither your gold yesterday nor your beast to-day has made any impression upon me*." Within four years after the battle of Heraclea the elephants of Pyrrhus had ceased to be... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1832 - 370 pages
...noise. Fabricius turned about, without being in the least discomposed, and said to Pyrrhus, smiling, ' Neither your gold yesterday, nor your beast to-day, has made any impression ou me.' In the evening the conversation at table turned on many subjects, but chiefly on Greece and... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1832 - 444 pages
...noise. Fabricius turned about, without being in the least discomposed, and said to Pyrrhus, smiling, " Neither your gold yesterday, nor your beast to-day, has made any impression upon me." After this, Fabricius being consul,* an unknown person came to his camp with a letter from... | |
| Plutarch - Greece - 1832 - 446 pages
...noise. Fabricius turned about, without being in the least discomposed, and said to Pyrrhus, smiling, " Neither your gold yesterday, nor your beast to-day, has made any impression upon me." After this, Fabricius being consul,* on unknown person came to his camp with a letter from... | |
| Alexander Crombie - Latin language - 1834 - 502 pages
...given, the curtain was drawn, periendus, he writes to express, " Is to be found/' or " can be found." and the elephant, raising his trunk over the head...attended to the words of the poet:— " Latius regnes aviduin domando Spiritum, quam si Libyam remotis Gadibus jungas, et uterque Pcenus Serviat uni." Hor.... | |
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