 | Bibliography - 1722 - 466 pages
...upon as pro" ceeding from a kind of Sympathy in the River " for the Death of Admit, wbo was killed by a wild " Boar in the Mountains, out of which this...Scheffer a Fire-Rain, that fell in 1619. upon the Lake of Landfee. It was mixed with Water ; but the Sparks burnt the Cloaths of thofe on whom they fell.... | |
 | 1738 - 310 pages
...looked upon as proceeding from a kind of Sympathy in the River for the Death of Adonis, who was kili'd by a wild Boar in the Mountains, out of which this Stream rifes. Something like this we faw aftually come to pafi ; for the Water wasftain'd to a furprifing... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...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 the Mountains, out of which this Stream rifes. Something like this we faw adtually come to pafs ; for the Water was ftained to a furprifing... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...looked tipon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this stream rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprizing... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...upon as pro" ceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for " the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar " in the mountains, out of which this stream rises. " Something like this we saw actually come to pass ; " for the water was stained to a surprising... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...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 the mountains out of which this stream rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 304 pages
...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 the mountains, out of which this stream rises. Something like this \ve saw actually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising... | |
 | Greek literature - 1813 - 442 pages
...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 the mountains out of which this stream rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass ; for the water was stained to a surprising... | |
 | Voyages and travels - 1815 - 480 pages
...of blood, which, he says, was from a sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a 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... | |
 | English essays - 1819 - 308 pages
...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 the mountains, out of which this stream rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass : for the water was stained to a surprising... | |
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Lucian relates concerning this river, viz. 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... 
