 | Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 470 sider
...ambitious of the favour of being the laft devoured ; and the deficiency of art was fupplied by the ftrength of obedient myriads. A level way was covered with a broad platform of ftrong and folid planks ; and to render them more flippery and fmooth, they were anointed with the... | |
 | Edward William Whitaker - 1795 - 318 sider
...the favour of being " the laft. devoured ; and the deficiency " of art was fupplied by the ftrengih of " obedient Myriads. A level way was " covered with a broad platform of flrong " and folid planks ; and to render them " more ffippery and fmooth, they were " anointed with... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 sider
...Genoese. But these selfish merchants were ambitious of the favour of being the last devoured ; and the deficiency of art was supplied by the strength of...covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks j and to render them more slippery and smooth, they were anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 558 sider
...Genoese. But these selfish merchants were ambitious of the favour of being the last devoured ; and the deficiency of art was supplied by the strength of...a broad platform of strong and solid planks ; and to^render them more slippery and smooth, they were anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 458 sider
...Genoese. But these selfish merchants were ambitious of the favour of being the last devoured ; and the deficiency of art was supplied by the strength of...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light galleys and brigantines of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore ; arranged... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 sider
...Genoese. But these selfish merchants were ambitious of the favour of being the last devoured; and the deficiency of art was supplied by the strength of...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light galleys and brigantines, of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore ; arranged... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 594 sider
...the last devoured ; and the deficiency of art was supplied by the strength of obedient myriads. Л level way was covered with a broad platform of strong...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light galleys and brigantines of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore ; arranged... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1827 - 492 sider
...Genoese. But these selfish merchants were ambitious of the favour of being the last devoured ; and the deficiency of art was supplied by the strength of...solid planks ; and to render them more slippery and * Ducas, who confesses himself ill informed of the affairs of Hungary, assigns a motive of superstition,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1829 - 482 sider
...drachms, or five pounde, ta wlfielen! to eierclse the arms of Mahomet, and braise the back of his admiral. strength of obedient myriads. A level way was covered...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light galleys and brigantinas of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore ; arranged... | |
 | James Day - 1839 - 240 sider
...considerable distance from the Bosphorus to the higher part of the harbour. " A level way," says Gibbon, "was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light galleys and brigantines, of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore, arranged... | |
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A level way was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks ; and to render them more slippery and smooth, they were anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light galleys and brigantines of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked... 
