 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1800 - 342 pages
...pierced to the Very bone, and ftuck fo clofe, that there was no pulling it off; fo that the foldiers throwing down their arms, and tearing their clothes to pieces, were in this manner expofed, naked and defencelefs, to the fhot of the enemy. It was then Alexander, difcouraged at fo... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1805 - 354 pages
...sand got' to the flesh, through the creviess in the armour, it pierced to the very bone, and stuck so close that there was no pulling it off; so that...soldiers throwing down their arms, and tearing their cleaths to pieces, were in this manner exposed, ijaked and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. It... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1805 - 388 pages
...burning sand got to the flesh, through the crevices in the armour, it pierced to the very bone, and stuck ,so close, that there was no pulling it off; so that the soldiers, throwing down tlwar arms, and tearing their clothes topiec? es, were in this manner expoxed, naked and defenceless,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1806 - 444 pages
...sand got to the flesh through the crevices of the armour , it penetrated to the very bone , and stuck so close that there was no pulling it off ; so that...exposed , naked and defenceless , to the shot of the euemy. Alexander , fmding the resources and even the courage of the Tynans increased , in proportion... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1808 - 596 pages
...got to the flesh, through the crevices in the armour, it pierced to the very bone, and stuck so dose, that there was no pulling it off; so that the soldiers,...and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. It was then Alexander, discouraged at so vigorous a defence, debated seriously, whether it would not be proper... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 320 pages
...sand got to the flesh through the crevices of the armour, it penetrated to the very bone, and stuck so close that there was no pulling it off; so that...in this manner exposed, naked and defenceless, to trie shot of the enemy. Alexander finding the resources, and even the courage of the Tyrians increased,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1814 - 578 pages
...burning sand got to the flesh, through the crevices in the armour, it pierced to the very bone, and stuck so close that there was no pulling it off; so that...arms, and tearing their clothes to pieces, were in thk manner exposed, naked and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. It was now thought that Alexander,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1818 - 346 pages
...the crevices in the armor, it pierced to the verybone, and stuck so close that there was no palling it off; so that the soldiers throwing down their arms,...with his loss, was determined to relinquish the siege : but lie resolved to make a last effort, with a great number of ships, which he manned! with the flower... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1820 - 420 pages
...burning sand got to the flesh, through the crevices in the armour, it pierced to the very bone, and stuck so close that there was no pulling it off ; so that...and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. It was then that Alexander, discouraged at so vigorous a defence, debated seriously whether it would not be... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 490 pages
...crevices of the armour, it penetrated to the very bone, .and stuck so close that there was no shaking it off; so that the soldiers, throwing down their...exposed, naked and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. 9. Alexander finding the resources, and evea the courage /of the Ty/ians increased, in proportion as... | |
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