 I shall not say to what height they grow, though within my own knowledge; for I am not ignorant that what I have already written concerning the fruitfulness of Babylonia must seem incredible to those who have never visited the country.  New Manual of General History - Page 23by John Jacob Anderson - 1882Full view - About this book
 | Herodotus - 1858 - 746 pages
...production is the greatest, even threehund red-fold. The blade of the wheat-plant and barley-plant is often four fingers in breadth. As for the millet and the...seem incredible to those who have never visited the country.4 of date-branches, suspended from the extremity : this is balanced when full of water by means... | |
 | George Rawlinson - 1862 - 534 pages
...the greatest, even three hundred-fold. The blade of the wheat-plant and of the barley-plant is often four fingers in breadth. As for the millet and the...of Babylonia must seem incredible to those who have not visited the country." 3 Theophrastus, the disciple of Aristotle, remarks — " In Babylon the wheat-fields... | |
 | Herodotus - 1862 - 600 pages
...production is the greatest, even three-hundred-fold. The blade of the wheat-plant and barley-plant is often four fingers in breadth. As for the millet and the...ignorant that what I have already written concerning the friiitfulness of Babylonia must seem incredible to those who have never visited the country.1 The only... | |
 | Herodotus - 1862 - 596 pages
...production is the greatest, even three-hundred-fold. The blade of the wheat-plant and barley-plant is often four fingers in breadth. As for the millet and the...my own knowledge ; for I am not ignorant that what 1 have already written concerning the fruitfulness of Babylonia must seem incredible to those who have... | |
 | George Rawlinson - 1862 - 572 pages
...the greatest, even three hundred-fold. The blade of the wheat-plant and of the barley-plant is often four fingers in breadth. As for the millet and the...they grow, though within my own knowledge ; for I am Tint ignorant that what I have already written concerning the fmitfulness of Babylonia must seem incredible... | |
 | Herodotus - 1875 - 754 pages
...production is greatest, even three hundred-fold. The blade of the wheat-plant and barleyplant is often four fingers in breadth. As for the millet and the...seem incredible to those who have never visited the country.7 The only oil they use is made from the sesame-plant.8 Palmtrees grow in great numbers over... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1876 - 514 pages
...plant Is often three or four fingers In breadth. Aa for the millet and the sesame. I shall not ^ay to what height they grow, though within my own knowledge...ignorant that what I have already written concerning the fruittiilness of Babylonia must seem incredible to those who have never visited the country."— Herodotus.... | |
 | George Rawlinson - 1879 - 622 pages
...the greatest, even three hundred-fold. The blade of the wheat-plant and of the barley-plant is often four fingers in breadth. As for the millet and the...of Babylonia must seem incredible to those who have not visited the country." 8 Theophrastus, the disciple of Aristotle, remarks — " In Babylon the wheat-fields... | |
 | 1882 - 1050 pages
...production is the greatest even three hundred-fold. The blade of the wheat-plant and harley-plant is often four fingers in breadth. As for the millet and the sesame, I shall not say to what height they prow, though within my own knowledge ; for I am not ignorant that what I have already written concerning... | |
 | Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez - 1884 - 434 pages
...three hundredfold. The blade of the wheat plant and barley is often four fingers in breadth. As for millet and 'the sesame, I shall not say to what height...incredible to those who have never visited the country .... Palm trees grow in great numbers over the whole of the flat country, mostly of the kind that bears... | |
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