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Page 24
... continued to recite his poems for bread , some Chian merchants who heard him , de- clared , that they had heard the same verses from a school - master at Chios , upon which he determined immediately to confront the impostor ; but as ...
... continued to recite his poems for bread , some Chian merchants who heard him , de- clared , that they had heard the same verses from a school - master at Chios , upon which he determined immediately to confront the impostor ; but as ...
Page 57
... continued till the revolt of Edom , in the reign of Jehoram , when this lucrative trade was interrupted , and the Tyrians built ships for merchandize on the Mediterranean , and made long voyages to places not frequented by the Sidonians ...
... continued till the revolt of Edom , in the reign of Jehoram , when this lucrative trade was interrupted , and the Tyrians built ships for merchandize on the Mediterranean , and made long voyages to places not frequented by the Sidonians ...
Page 73
... continued his voyage to Cyprus , Phenicia , and Egypt , where he was detained for some time in Pharos . After visiting the mouth of the Nile , a fair wind carried him home . In the course of this navigation , Menelaus pretended to have ...
... continued his voyage to Cyprus , Phenicia , and Egypt , where he was detained for some time in Pharos . After visiting the mouth of the Nile , a fair wind carried him home . In the course of this navigation , Menelaus pretended to have ...
Page 97
... continued to ply her mill . In Ju- dea , two women were allowed to one mill . + The metal used in implements of husbandry , was iron ; but two generations before Hesiod , and one before the Trojan war , it appears , that there was not ...
... continued to ply her mill . In Ju- dea , two women were allowed to one mill . + The metal used in implements of husbandry , was iron ; but two generations before Hesiod , and one before the Trojan war , it appears , that there was not ...
Page 122
... continued , there was no such country as Greece ; nor had the inhabitants any common ap- pellation . We read in Homer of Argives , Achæans , Danai , and Hellenes ; but meet with no term signi- fying Greeks . This denomination was of ...
... continued , there was no such country as Greece ; nor had the inhabitants any common ap- pellation . We read in Homer of Argives , Achæans , Danai , and Hellenes ; but meet with no term signi- fying Greeks . This denomination was of ...
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