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... held out his hand closed except the thumb , which was left free . Sometimes in the same hand he would hold a pomegranate , and without crushing it grasp it with sufficient strength to baffie all attempts to force it from him . A woman ...
... held out his hand closed except the thumb , which was left free . Sometimes in the same hand he would hold a pomegranate , and without crushing it grasp it with sufficient strength to baffie all attempts to force it from him . A woman ...
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... held up the column on which the roof rested , and saved the lives of the philoso- phers . It is not astonishing , then , that such a vigorous athlete did not find in the public games many antagonists desirous of measuring themselves ...
... held up the column on which the roof rested , and saved the lives of the philoso- phers . It is not astonishing , then , that such a vigorous athlete did not find in the public games many antagonists desirous of measuring themselves ...
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... held the athlete prisoner ; in this position he was assailed , and rent to pieces by wild beasts . At an ordinary meal Milo of Croton is said to have consumed twenty pounds of meat , as much bread , and fifteen pints of wine . The feats ...
... held the athlete prisoner ; in this position he was assailed , and rent to pieces by wild beasts . At an ordinary meal Milo of Croton is said to have consumed twenty pounds of meat , as much bread , and fifteen pints of wine . The feats ...
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... held a place in the Olympic games from remote times , and the hero Hercules himself carried off the prize for physical strength . When troubles began to come upon Greece the games fell into desuetude ; but after they were re ...
... held a place in the Olympic games from remote times , and the hero Hercules himself carried off the prize for physical strength . When troubles began to come upon Greece the games fell into desuetude ; but after they were re ...
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... held by him in high esteem . His talents must have been much admired and estimated very highly , for several great orators , among others Dion Chrysostom , have condescended to praise him . Melancomas held out for whole hours , his arms ...
... held by him in high esteem . His talents must have been much admired and estimated very highly , for several great orators , among others Dion Chrysostom , have condescended to praise him . Melancomas held out for whole hours , his arms ...
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Seite 272 - Sith it be no better," said Locksley, " I am content to try my fortune ; on condition that when I have shot two shafts at yonder mark of Hubert's,- he shall be bound to shoot one at that which I shall propose." "That is but fair," answered Prince John, "and it shall not be refused thee.
Seite 339 - Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: also, a Descriptive Notice of Modern Weapons. Translated from the French of MP Lacombe, and with a Preface, Notes, and one additional Chapter on Arms and Armour in England. By CHAS. BOUTELL, MA, author of "English Heraldry,
Seite 339 - The Young Man in the Battle of Life. By the Rev. DR. LANDELS, Author of " Woman : her Position and Power,
Seite 274 - Hubert resumed his place, and not neglecting the caution which he had received from his adversary, he made the necessary allowance for a very light air of wind, which had just arisen, and shot so successfully that his arrow alighted in the very centre of the target. " A Hubert! a Hubert!" shouted the populace, more interested in a known person than in a stranger. " In the clout! — in the clout! — a Hubert forever!" " Thou canst not mend that shot, Locksley," said the Prince, with an insulting...
Seite 274 - Locksley. And letting fly his arrow with a little more precaution than before, it lighted right upon that of his competitor, which it split to shivers. The people who stood around were so astonished at his wonderful dexterity, that they could not even give vent to their surprise in their usual clamour. * This must be the devil, and no man of flesh and blood,' whispered the yeomen to each other ; ' such archery was never seen since a bow was first bent in Britain.
Seite 193 - For me, degenerate modern wretch, Though in the genial month of May, My dripping limbs I faintly stretch, And think I've done a feat today. But since he...