 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 682 pages
...the room, he throw back the skirt of it, and discovert a goldea thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any wh,o were not made of flesh and blood ; and therefore dcsimt Diocenes the Laertian to lead him to the apartment allotted the fabulous heroes, and worthies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 680 pages
...room, lie throw back the skirt of it, and discovered a gulden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were not made of flesh und blood; and therefore desired Diouc-.its the Laertian to lead him to the apartment allotud the fabulous... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 628 pages
...the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were not made of flesh and blood ; and therelore desired Diogenes the Laertian to lead him to the apartment allotted for fabulous herocs,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 350 pages
...the room, he threw up the skirts of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared " against keeping company with any who were...apartment allotted for fabulous heroes and worthies of dub'ous existence." At his going out, he told them, " that they did not know whom they dismissed ;... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discoyered a golden thigh (2.). Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were...he was now Pythagoras", the first of philosophers, k Pythagoras, the celebrated founder of the Italic school, seems to be treated here as if he had been... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 268 pages
...the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were...flesh and blood ; and therefore desired Diogenes the Lacrtian to lead him to the apartment allotted the fabulous heroes, and worthies of dubious existence,'... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 282 pages
...the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were not made of flesh and blood; and thcrel'orc desired Diogenes the Lacrtiau to lead him to the apartment allotted the fabulous heroes,... | |
 | English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...the room, he threw hack the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were...now Pythagoras, the first of philosophers, and that for merly he had been a very brave man at the siege of Troy.' — 'That may be very true,' said Socrates... | |
 | 1831 - 704 pages
...discovered a golden, thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with.ony called ' giving a man satisfaction,' to urge your offence against him wit Laortian to lead him to the apartment allotted for fabulous heroes, and worthies of dubious existence.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1853 - 902 pages
...the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were...blood ; and therefore desired Diogenes the Laertian to • That. It should be " o»." b Alluding to the two famous pieces, entitled, " Cato," and, " Anti-Colo"... | |
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... The next man astonished the whole table with his appearance. He was slow, solemn, and silent in his behaviour, and wore a raiment curiously wrought with hieroglyphics. As he came into the middle of the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered... 
