It was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches in their full verdure, representing a great shady forest, disposed in excellent order, and the first day to throw into it a thousand... Essays of montaigne - Page 121923Full view - About this book
| James Rennie - Animals - 1831 - 434 pages
...old philosopher of France : — " It was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, a thousand boars, and a thousand fallow deer, to be killed and disposed of by the... | |
| James Rennie - Elephants - 1831 - 422 pages
...old philosopher of France : — " It was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, a thousand boars, and a thousand fallow deer, to be killed and disposed of by the... | |
| Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...old philosopher of France : — " It was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, a thousand boars, and a thousand fallow deer, to be killed and disposed of by the... | |
| Child rearing - 1844 - 312 pages
...the old philosopher of France : " It was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, a thousand boars, and a thousand fallow-deer, to be killed and disposed of by the... | |
| Europe - 1847 - 568 pages
...old philosopher of France : — " It was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, a thousand boars, and a thousand fallow-deer, to be killed and disposed of by the... | |
| Michel de Montaigne - 1849 - 698 pages
...those of thy chest." ' And yet it was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand (•tags, a thousand boar», and a thousand fallowdeer, to be killed and disposed of by... | |
| Curiosities and wonders - 1856 - 150 pages
...and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches 44 THE COLOSSEUM. in their full verdure, representing a great shady...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, and a thousand fallow deer, to be killed and disposed of by the people ; the next... | |
| Shearjashub Spooner - Art - 1858 - 336 pages
...philosopher of France : — " It was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a groat number of vast trees, with all their branches in their...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, a thousand boars, and a thousand fallow deer, to be killed and disposed of by the... | |
| Michel de Montaigne - 1859 - 518 pages
...those of thy chest." 8 And yet it was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a great number of vast trees, with all their branches...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, a thousand boars, and a thousand fallow-deer, to be killed and disposed of by the... | |
| G. Collins - History - 1859 - 300 pages
...amusements of the Colosseum. 4 'It was doubtless a fine thing to bring and plant within the theatre a number of vast trees, with all their branches in their...the first day to throw into it a thousand ostriches, a thousand stags, and a thousand fallow deer, to be killed and disposed of by the people ; the next... | |
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