 That this stream, at certain seasons of the year, especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody colour; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in...  Select British Classics - Pàgina 2421803Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 304 pàgines
...especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody colour; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death...out of which this stream rises. Something like this \ve saw actually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising redness; and, as we observed... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pàgines
...Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of lympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed...by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this ftream rifes. Something like this we faw actually come to pafs ; for the water was ftained to furprifing... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 798 pàgines
...especially about the feast of Adonis, isofabloody colour; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death...to pass; for the water was stained to a surprising rednesfj and, as we observed in travelling, had discoloured the sea a great way into a rcdiUth bin1.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 348 pàgines
...especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; which the Heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death...a wild boar in the mountains out of •which this sueam rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 796 pàgines
...especially about the feast of Adonis, isot abloody colour; which the heathen? looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boat in the mountains, out ot which this stream rises. Something like this we saw actually come to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 312 pàgines
...especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonisr who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this stream rises. Something like... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1811 - 804 pàgines
...Adonis, k of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of fympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed...by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this ftream rifes. Something like this we faw auually come to pafs : for the water was ftained to a furprifing... | |
 | 1813 - 442 pàgines
...especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody color, which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death...surprising redness ; and (as we observed in travelling) had tlinciduiin.d the sea a great way, into a red'ish hue — occasioned, doubtless, by a sort of minium... | |
 | 1815 - 480 pàgines
...year, especially about the feast of Adonis, was of the colour of blood, which, he says, was from a sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who...wild- boar in the mountains, out of which this stream arises ; for we found the water extremely red, and observed that it discoloured the sea to a considerable... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1824 - 774 pàgines
...especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death...in travelling, had discoloured the sea a great way in, to a reddish hue ; occasioned doubtless by a sort of red earth washed into the river by the violence... | |
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