 Order it is not known, bringing together a great many Stones, made a large Mount, upon which they placed a great Quantity of Shields made of raw Ox-hides, Staves, and Bucklers taken from the Enemy. The Guide himself cut the Bucklers in Pieces, and exhorted...  The Anabasis - Page 149by Xenophon - 1830Full view - About this book
 | Xenophon - Greece - 1832 - 776 pages
...sent back their guide, giving him presents oat of the public stock : these were a horse, a silver cap, a Persian dress, and ' ten daricks. But, above all...Having therefore shown them a village, where they irere to quarter, and the road that led to the Macronians, when the evening came on, he departed, setting... | |
 | Xenophon - 1840 - 790 pages
...exhorted the rest to do the game. After this, the Greeks sent back their guide, giving him prettntg out of the public stock ; these were a horse, a silver...they were to quarter, and the road that led to the Micronians, when the evening came on, he departed, setting out on his return that night. Prom thence... | |
 | Xenophon - Greece - 1845 - 782 pages
...men, by whose order it is not known, bringing together a great many stones, made a large mount, upon which they placed a great quantity of shields made...they gave him. Having therefore shown them a village, wh*rc they were to quarter, and the road that led to the Macronians, when the evening came on, he departed,... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - World history - 1907 - 706 pages
...to do the same. After this the Greeks sent back their Guide, giving him Presents out of the publick Stock, these were a Horse, a silver Cup, a Persian Dress, and ten Darics. But, above all Tilings the Guide desir'd the Soldiers to give him seme of their Rings, many... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - World history - 1908 - 702 pages
...to do the same. After this the Greeks sent back their Guide, giving him Presents out of the publick Stock, these were a Horse, a silver Cup, a Persian Dress, and ten Darics. But, above all Tilings the Guide desir'd the Soldiers to give him seme of their Rings, many... | |
 | R. W. LIVINGSTONE - 1924 - 476 pages
...taken from the enemy. The guide himself cut the bucklers in pieces, and urged the rest to do the same.2 After this, the Greeks sent back their guide, giving...these were a horse, a silver cup, a Persian dress, and eight pounds. He particularly asked the soldiers to give him some of their rings, and this many of... | |
 | Charles Morris - Anthologies - 1888 - 536 pages
...stones, made a large mound, upon which they placed a great quantity of shields, made of raw-hides, staves, and bucklers, taken from the enemy. The guide...some of their rings, many of which they gave him. [It was the Black Sea they had discovered. It took several days' marching and some severe fighting... | |
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