| Charles Rollin - 1735 - 520 pages
...!?«• J- 7anew, one for the army to pafs over, and the other c.33— 36' for the baggage and the bcafts of burden. He appointed workmen more able and expert than the former ; and this was the manner they went about it. They placed three huodred and fixty veflels a-crofs,... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1800 - 442 pages
...the army to pafs over, and the other for the baggage and beafts of burden. He appointed workmen inore able and expert than the former, who went about it in this manner. They placed three hundred and fixty vefiels acrofs, fome of them having three banks of oars, 2nd others fifty oars a-piece, with... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1804 - 584 pages
...direction and management of that undertaking. s Xerxes commanded two other bridges to be built, one for the army to pass over, and the other for the baggage...across, some of them having three banks of oars, and other fifty oars a-piece, with their sides turned towards the Euxine sea ; and on the side that faced... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1805 - 408 pages
...direction and management of that undertaking. * Xerxes commanded two other bridges to be built, one for the army to pass over, and the other for the baggage...former, who went about it in this manner : they placed 360 vessels across, some of them having three banks of oars, and others 50 oars a-piece, with their... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 350 pages
...to his absurd resentment, two bridges were ordered to be built in the place of the former ; one for the army to pass over, and the other for the' baggage and the beasts of burthen. The workmen, now warned by the fate of their predecessors, undertook to give... | |
| Mr. Cooper (W. D.) - 1808 - 316 pages
...to his absurd resentment, two bridges were ordered to be built in the place of the former, one for the army to pass over, and the other for the baggage and beasts of burden. The workmen, now warned by the fate of their predecessors, undertook to give their labours greater... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 454 pages
...to his absurd resentment, two bridges were ordered to be built in the place of the former, one for the army to pass over, and the other for the baggage and the beasts of burthen. The workmen, now warned by the fate of their predecessors, undertook to give... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1815 - 544 pages
...direction and management of that undertaking. * Xerxes commanded two other bridges to be built, one for the army to pass over, and the other for the baggage...former, who went about it in this manner : they placed 360 vessels across, some of them having three banks of oars, and others 50 oars each, with their sides... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 346 pages
...to his absurd resentment, two bridges were ordered to be built in the place of the former; one for the army to pass over, and the other for the baggage and beasts of burden. The workmen, now warned by the fate of their predecessors, undertook to give their labors greater stability... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1820 - 386 pages
...over, and the other for the baggage ;.nd beasts of burden. He appointed workmen more able an. i exyiert than the former, who went about it in this manner. They placed 360 vessels across, some of them having three bants of oars, and others fifty oars a-piece, with their... | |
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