 Whilst Alypius, assisted by the governor of the province, urged, with vigour and diligence, the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time,...  The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, with notes by ... - Pagina 160door Edward Gibbon - 1854Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alban Butler - 1798 - 348 pagina’s
...the earth near the " foundations, (23) which rendered the place, from " time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted " workmen. And the victorious...resolutely bent as it * were to drive them to a distance, Alypius thought " proper to give over the enterprise." (V) This is also recorded by the Christian authors,... | |
 | 1828
...firebreaking out, with frequent and repeated attacks, rendered the place from time to time inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ; and the victorious element continuing in this way obstinately bent to drive them to a distance; the undertaking was abandoned.' Thus are the attempt*... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 410 pagina’s
...foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ; and the victorious...were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was entirely abandoned." Julian having settled the internal policy of the empire, and being possessed of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1804 - 502 pagina’s
...time, inaccessible to the scorched and " blasted workmen ; and the victorious element continu" ing in this manner obstinately and resolutely bent, as...were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking wa» " abandoned." Such authority should satisfy a believing, and must astonish an incredulous, mind.... | |
 | Charles Wilkinson - 1806 - 484 pagina’s
...to time, inaccessible to the scorched workmen ; and the victorious element continuing in this manner resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned. It would be endless, my dear sister, to enumerate the various revolutions which Jerusalem... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 472 pagina’s
...time, inaccessible to the scorched and " blasted workmen ; and the victorious element con". tinuing, in this manner, obstinately and resolutely " bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, Alypius " thought best to give over the enterprise *." Thus did the vigilance of Providence not only... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 466 pagina’s
...time, inaccessible to the scorched and " blasted workmen ; and the victorious element con" tinuing, in this manner, obstinately and resolutely " bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, Alypius " thought best to give over the enterprizc *." Thus did the vigilance of Providence not only... | |
 | George Holford - 1812 - 148 pagina’s
...foundation, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen; and the victorious...were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned." Speaking of this event, even Gibbon, who is notorious for his scepticism. acknowledges,... | |
 | Elijah Parish - 1813 - 558 pagina’s
...inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workman; and the victorious element continuing, in this same manner, obstinately and resolutely bent, as it were to drive them to a distance, Alypius thought best to give over the enterprise." The next testimony is that of Gregory Nazianzen,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 548 pagina’s
...foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place from time to time inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ; and the victorious...resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, Alypius thought beat to give over the enterprize. In the mean time, though Julian was still at Antioch... | |
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