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... island engraved this epitaph on his tomb , after his poems had been published , and were admired by all : Here the earth covers that sacred head , the divine Homer , the panegyrist of heroes . * Herodotus concludes with two reasons for ...
... island engraved this epitaph on his tomb , after his poems had been published , and were admired by all : Here the earth covers that sacred head , the divine Homer , the panegyrist of heroes . * Herodotus concludes with two reasons for ...
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... island , by which the times of the summer and winter solstice were ascer- tained ; and Homer tells us , that the Phenicians , who were the best astronomers and navigators of those times , frequented the Island ; it has been sup ...
... island , by which the times of the summer and winter solstice were ascer- tained ; and Homer tells us , that the Phenicians , who were the best astronomers and navigators of those times , frequented the Island ; it has been sup ...
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... island , at different points , in different sea- sons . This solution of the difficulty is natural and poetical . Among all my references I do not find one , that points to any astronomical observation on the moon , or any poetical use ...
... island , at different points , in different sea- sons . This solution of the difficulty is natural and poetical . Among all my references I do not find one , that points to any astronomical observation on the moon , or any poetical use ...
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... island of Circe , Monte Circello , which he calls the Ææan Island , or possibly the Land Island , or Peninsula , as it really is . He was also acquaint- ed with a tribe of Scythians , whom he calls Hippo- molgi , or Mare Milkers ; and ...
... island of Circe , Monte Circello , which he calls the Ææan Island , or possibly the Land Island , or Peninsula , as it really is . He was also acquaint- ed with a tribe of Scythians , whom he calls Hippo- molgi , or Mare Milkers ; and ...
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... islands , called Tyrus and Aradas after Tyre and Arvad , which had tem- ples like the Phenicians . This continued till the revolt of Edom , in the reign of Jehoram , when this lucrative trade was interrupted , and the Tyrians built ...
... islands , called Tyrus and Aradas after Tyre and Arvad , which had tem- ples like the Phenicians . This continued till the revolt of Edom , in the reign of Jehoram , when this lucrative trade was interrupted , and the Tyrians built ...
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