 ... upon the barbarians with all their force, who did not wait their charge, but took to their heels and fled universally, except Tissaphernes, who stood his ground with a small part of his troops. Cyrus saw with pleasure the enemy routed by...  The History of Greece - Page 262by Oliver Goldsmith - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1804 - 584 pages
...armies were not distant above four or five Mnemon. hundred paces, when the Greeks began to sing the hymn of battle, and to march on, softly at first,....with all their force, who did not wait their charge, but took to their heels, and fled universally ; except Tissaphernes, who stood his ground with a small... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1805 - 350 pages
...them. The armies were not distant above four or five hundred paces, when the Greeks beg"an to sing the hymn of battle, and to march on softly at first, and...the enemy, they set up great cries, striking their daits upon their shields to frighten the horse ; and then moving all together, they sprung forwards... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1806 - 444 pages
...The armies were not distant above four or five hundred paces , when the Greeks began to sing the hymu of battle , and to march on softly at first , and...striking their darts upon their shields to frighten the horses; and then moving altogether , they sprung forward upon the barbarians with all their force ,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...outcries. The armies were not distant above four or five hundred paces, when the Greeks began to sing the hymn of battle, and to march on softly at first, and...their shields to frighten the horse; and then moving altogether, they sprung forward upon the bar*' btrians with all their force, who did not wait their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1814 - 578 pages
...five hundred paces, when the Greeks began to sing the hymn of battle, and to march en softly at first, with silence. When they came near the enemy, they set up great cries, striking their darts npon their shields to frighten the horse ; and then, moving all together, they sprung forwards upon... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1815 - 544 pages
...foretold them. The armies were not distant above 400 or 500 paces, when the Greeks began to sing the hymn of battle, and to march on, softly at first,...with silence. When they came near the enemy, they setup great cries, striking their darts upon their shields to frighten the horse, and then moving all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1818 - 346 pages
...them. The armies were not distant above four or five hundred paces, when the Greeks began to sing the hymn of battle, and to march on softly at first, and...with all their force, who did not wait their charge, but took to their heels and fled universally, except Tissaphernes, who stood his ground with a small... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1820 - 386 pages
...distant above 4 or 500 paces, when the Greeks began to sing the hymn of battle, and to march on, slowly at first, and with silence. When they came near the...with all their force, who did not wait their charge, but took to their heels, and fled universally; except Tissaphernes, who stood his ground, with a small... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 490 pages
...Greeks began to sing the hymn of battle, and to advance softly at first, and in silence. When, however, they came near the enemy, they set up great' cries,...their shields to frighten the horse; and then moving altogether, they sprung forward upon the barbarians with all their force, who did not \x~ait" their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 422 pages
...them. The armies were not distant ahove four or five hundred paces, when the Greeks began to sing the hymn of battle, and to march on softly at first, and...with all their force, who did not wait their charge, but took to their heels and fled universally, except Tissaphernes, who stood his ground with a small... | |
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