 | Herodotus - 1814 - 422 pages
...sad will be the day when that shall cease. During the storm of the city, a Persian meeting Croesus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill him. The king overwhelmed by his calamity, took 121 In this manner was Sardis stormed.] — Polyaenus relates the matter differently. According to... | |
 | Herodotus - 1821 - 482 pages
...than cause their relations to perish. — T. During the storm of the city, a Persian meeting Croesus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill...terror, exclaimed aloud, " Oh, man, do not kill Croesus ! " m This was the first time he had ever articulated, but he retained the faculty of speech from this... | |
 | Herodotus - 1828 - 204 pages
...sad will be the day when that shall cease. During the storm of the city, a Persian meeting CriEsus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill...the Persian, overcome with astonishment and terror, exclaime3 aloud, " Oh, man, do not kill Croesus !" This was the first time he had ever articulated,... | |
 | Herodotus - 1830 - 472 pages
...sad will be the day when that shall cease. During the storm of the city, a Persian meeting Crcesus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill...and terror, exclaimed aloud, " Oh man, do not kill Crcesus !"" This was the first time he had ever articulated, but he retained the faculty of speech... | |
 | Charles Edward Herbert Orpen - 1836 - 688 pages
...day, when that shall cease.' During the storming of the city of Sardis, a Persian, meeting Croesus, was through ignorance of his person about to kill...and terror, exclaimed aloud, ' Oh ! man, do not kill Crcesus.' This was the first time he had ever articulated, but he retained the faculty of speech, from... | |
 | 1841 - 214 pages
...and treasures.* Herodotus records, that during the storming of the city, a Persian meeting Crœsus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill...overwhelmed by his calamity, took no care to avoid the blow ; but a son of Crœsus, who was dumb, overcome with astonishment and terror, exclaimed aloud, " Oh,... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1844 - 372 pages
...HISTORY OF THE LTDIANS. Herodotus records, that during the storming of the city a Persian meetmg Croesus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill...overwhelmed by his calamity, took no care to avoid the blow ; but a son of Crosses, •who was dumb, overcome with astonishment and terror exclaimed aloud, "Oh... | |
 | Edward Farr - 1850 - 346 pages
...means of a Mardian, Herodotus records, that during the storming of the city, a Persian meeting Croesus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill...overwhelmed by his calamity, took no care to avoid the blow ; but a son of Crcesus, who was dumb, overcome with astonishment and terror, exclaimed aloud, "Oh man,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1852 - 482 pages
...will be the day when that shall cease. During the storming of the city, a Persian, meeting Croesus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill...avoid the blow, or escape death; but his dumb son, overcome with terror, exclaimed, " Oh, man, do not kill Croesus!" This, adds Herodotus, was the first... | |
 | Herodotus - 1859 - 524 pages
...Bid will tie the day when that shall cease. During the storm of the city, a Persian, meeting Croesus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill...care to avoid the blow or escape death ; but his dumb eon, when he saw the violent designs of the Persian, overcome with astonishment and terror, exclaimed... | |
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During the storming of the city of Sardis, a Persian, meeting Croesus, was through ignorance of his person about to kill him. The king overwhelmed by his calamity took no care to avoid the blow, or escape death ; but his Dumb son, when he saw the violent... 
