 | John Charnock - 1801 - 956 pagina’s
...the strength of obedient myriads. A level way was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks, and to render them more slippery and smooth,...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light gallies and brigantmes, of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore, arranged... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pagina’s
...strength of obedient myriads. A level way was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks j and to render them more slippery and smooth, they...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light gallies and brigantines of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore; arranged... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 564 pagina’s
...the strength of obedient myriads. A level way was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks ; and to render them more slippery and smooth,...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light gallies and brigantines of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore ; arranged... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 558 pagina’s
...obedient myriads. 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 gallies and brigantines of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore ; arranged... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 pagina’s
...more slippery and smooth, they were anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light gallies and brigantines of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked...successively on rollers ; and drawn forwards by the power of mea and pullies. Two guides or pilots were stationed at the beim, and the prow, of each vessel ; the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 pagina’s
...the strength of obedient myriads. A level way was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks ; and to render them more slippery and smooth,...successively on rollers ; and drawn forwards by the force of men and pulleys. Two guides or pilots were stationed at the helm, and the prow, of each vessel;... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1829 - 482 pagina’s
...admiral. strength of obedient myriads. A level way was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks ; and to render them more slippery and smooth,...fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light galleys and brigantinas of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore ; arranged successively... | |
 | James Day - 1839 - 240 pagina’s
...of the harbour. " A level way," says Gibbon, "was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks ; and to render them more slippery and smooth,...and drawn forwards by the power of men and pulleys." We shall now literally transcribe the descriptions given by our ancestors of some of the primary railroads,... | |
 | James Day - 1839 - 238 pagina’s
...of the harbour. " A level way," says Gibbon, " was covered with a broad platform of strong and solid planks ; and to render them more slippery and smooth,...anointed with the fat of sheep and oxen. Fourscore light gallies and brigantines, of fifty and thirty oars, were disembarked on the Bosphorus shore, arranged... | |
 | P A. Beddome - 1844 - 280 pagina’s
...platform of MAHOMET'S NAVY TRANSPORTED OVER-LAND. 163 strong and solid planks ; and to render them slippery and smooth, they were anointed with the fat...forwards by the power of men and pulleys. Two guides and pilots were stationed at the helm and prow of each vessel, the sails were unfurled to the wind,... | |
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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... 
