 | William Borlase - 1756 - 170 pagina’s
...the Celttc, fays, " it was dedicated to jfpo/lo, who frequently converfed with the inhabitants, who had a large Grove and Temple of a round Form, to which the Priefts reforted to fing the praifes of Apollo ;" and there can be no doubt but this was one of the Britijh... | |
 | George Holmes - 1801 - 238 pagina’s
...converse with them ; and which is more remarkable, they could shew the moon very near them, and discover therein mountains, &c. They had a large grove and temple, of a round form, to which the priests frequently resorted with their harps, to chaunt the praises of Apollo, their great deity."... | |
 | Sylvester O'Halloran - 1803 - 488 pagina’s
...formerly, Camlis himfelf attefts. In In the hyperborean ifland, we are told, was a large grove, and a temple of a round form, to which the priefts frequently reforted with their harps, Amongft the many names given to Ireland, Inn na BFhiodhuide, or the Woody Ifland, was one ; and their... | |
 | Anne Plumptre - 1817 - 452 pagina’s
...converse with them ; and, which is more remarkable, they could show the moon very near them, and discover therein mountains, &c. They had a large grove, and temple of a round form, to which the priests frequently resorted with their harps, to chant the praises of Apollo, their great deity. He... | |
 | George Pepper - 1829 - 486 pagina’s
...is more remarkable, they could, as if they had the use of Telescopes, show the moon very near them. They had a large grove, and temple of a round form to which the Priests frequently resorted with their harps to chaunt the praises of Apollo, their great deity." "... | |
 | Borohme Brian (the younger, pseud.) - 1843 - 272 pagina’s
...inhabitants could, as if they had the use of telescopes, show the moon very near them, and discover therein mountains, &c. They had a large grove and temple of a round form, to which the priests frequently went with their harps, to chaunt the praises of Apollo, their great deity. They... | |
 | Samuel Rowe - 1848 - 348 pagina’s
...whom Diodorus describes as the object of worship in a northern island over against the CelUe of Gaul. They had a large grove and temple of a round form, to which the priests resorted to sing the praises of Apollo. J We have still etymological vestiges § of the name... | |
 | Charles Smith - 1893 - 552 pagina’s
...remarkable, they could (as ' if they had the use of telescopes) show the moon very near them, and discover therein ' mountains, &c. They had a large grove and temple of a round form, to which the ' priests frequently resorted with their harps, to chaunt the praises of Apollo, their 'great deity.... | |
 | George Holmes - 1901 - 248 pagina’s
...them ; and which is more remarkable, they could shew the moon very near them, and discover thereia mountains, &c. They had a large grove and temple, of a round form, to which the priests frequently resorted with their harps, to chaunt the praises of Apollo, their great deity."... | |
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Apollo ; that god, for the space of nineteen years, ' used to come and converse with them ; and, which is more remarkable, they could (as ' if they had the use of telescopes) show the moon very near them, and discover therein ' mountains, &c. They had... 