 | L M. Stretch - 1801 - 248 pages
...hundred thousand bushels of corn. Rhodes, in consequence of these liberalities, Was re-established in a more opulent and splendid state than she had...experienced before , if we only except the Colossus. POIYB. I 5. p. 428. 4» C rz MEN e T. " CLEMENCY. SENTIMENTS. : ,.','.•• i,".'„.'• • . '.;'... | |
 | L. M. Stretch - 1808 - 316 pages
...lady, whose name was Chryseis, furnished from her own substance, an hundred thousand bushel* of corn. Rhodes in consequence of these liberalities, was re-established...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. POLYB. I. 5. p. 428. • PLINY, that excellent Roman orator, will be ever admired for his disinterested... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1820 - 382 pages
...liberalities, was re-established in a lew years, in a more opulent and splendid state than she had erer experienced before, if we only except the Colossus....Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I hare formerly observed. Some authors have affirmed, that the money arising from the contributions already... | |
 | Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1831 - 350 pages
...the princes of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...was re-established in a few years, in a more opulent apd splendid state than she had ever experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. This Colossus... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1841 - 522 pages
...of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 51)00 cro<rns, only consider how inferior their generosity is to...the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of prodigious sire, as I have already observed. Some authors have affirmed, that the money arising from... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1841 - 352 pages
...the princes of these time>-, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...state than she had ever experienced before, if we culy except the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I have already... | |
 | Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1843 - 360 pages
...the princes of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving 4 or 5000 crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity...splendid state than she had ever experienced before, iJf we only except the Colossus. This Colossus was a brazen statue of a prodigious size, as I have... | |
 | David Davidson (LL.D.) - 1844 - 300 pages
...glorious act of humanity ; and historians have recorded that a lady, whose name was Chryseis, (golden,) and who truly merited that appellation, furnished...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus." Ptolemy was an e*thusiatic admirer of the fine arts, especially of portraits and paintings ; and to... | |
 | David Davidson - 1857 - 804 pages
...substance an hundred thousand bushels of corn. 4 Let the princes of these times,' says Polybius, i who imagine they have done gloriously in giving four...experienced before, if we only except the Colossus." Ptolemy was an enthusiatic admirer of the fine arts, especially of portraits and paintings ; and to... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1857 - 964 pages
...merited that appellation, fur nished from her own estate one hundred thousand bushels of corn. " I -< • the princes of these times," says Polybius, " who...re-established in a few years, in a more opulent and splenlid state than she had ever experienced before, if we only except the Colossus. This Colossus... | |
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Let the princes of these times, says Polybius, who imagine they have done gloriously in giving four or five thousand crowns, only consider how inferior their generosity is to that we have now described. Rhodes, in consequence of these liberalities, was... 
