 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 - Pagina 2421803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 1118 pagina’s
...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...travelling, had discoloured the sea a great way into t reddish hue, occasioned doubtless by a sort of minium, or rec earth washed into the river by the... | |
 | 1853 - 756 pagina’s
...especially about the feast of Adonis, it of a bloody color; which the heathens |ооЫ upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death...of which this stream rises. Something like this we -:•.« actually come to pass; for the water was «tain«) to a surprising redness : and, as we observo!... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 322 pagina’s
...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. Something like this, we saw, actually came to pass, for the water was stained to a surprising redness,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 710 pagina’s
...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...which this stream rises. Something like this we saw aetually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising redness ; and, as we observed in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 1090 pagina’s
...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...water was stained to a surprising redness; and, as \vc observed in travelling, had discoloured the sea a great way into a reddish hue, occasioned doubtless... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pagina’s
...about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody colour ; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from m kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis,...way into a reddish hue, occasioned doubtless by a tort of minium, or red earth, washed into the river by the violence of the rain, and not by any stain... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 664 pagina’s
...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 the mountains, out of which this stream rises. Sometiling like this we saw actually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising redness... | |
 | John Relly Beard - 1861 - 682 pagina’s
...with blood, in sympathy for his loss. ' Something like thin,' we quote Maundrell, ' we actually saw come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising redness, and, as we observed in travelling, hod discoloured the sea, a great way, into a reddish hue ; occasioned, doubtless, by a sort of minium... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1864 - 472 pagina’s
...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...into a reddish hue, occasioned doubtless by a sort of mi nium, or red earth, washed into the river by the violence of the rain, and not by any stain from... | |
 | John Milton - 1869 - 588 pagina’s
...p. 43. ' the Feafl 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...Boar in the Mountains, out of ' which this Stream rifes. Something like this we faw ' actually come to pafs ; for the Water was flain'd to ' a furprifing... | |
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