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" They were accompanied by three hundred and sixty five youths, agreeable to the number of days in a year, clothed in purple robes. Afterwards came a chariot consecrated to Jupiter/ drawn by white horses, and followed by a courser of a prodigious size,... "
Beauties of History; Or, Pictures of Virtue and Vice - Page 227
by L. M. Stretch - 1808
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The beauties of history; or, Pictures of virtue and vice, drawn from real life

L M. Stretch - 1801 - 248 pages
...carried silver altars , on which they lay fire, called by them sacred and eternal ; and these where followed by the magi , singing hymns , after the manner...horses , and followed by a courser of a prodigious size , to whom they gave the name of the sun's horse ; and the FREED O•Sf. equearies were dressed...
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The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1774 - 364 pages
...on which lay fire, called by them Sacred and Eternal; and thefe were followed by the Magi, finging hymns, after the manner of their country : they were accompanied by three hundred and fixty-five youths (equalling the number of days in a year) cloathed in purple robes. Afterwards came...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 6

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1800 - 342 pages
...which there lay fire, called by them facred and eternal ; and thefe were followed by the Magt, finging hymns after the manner of their country. They were accompanied by three hundred and fixty-five youths (agreeable to the number of days in a year) clothed in purple robes. Afterwards came...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 5

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1805 - 388 pages
...observed in their march was this t First, they carried silver altars, on -which there lay fire, called by them sacred and eternal ; and these were followed...manner of their country. They were accompanied by 365 youths, agreeable to the number of days in a year, clothed in purple robes. Af? terwards came a...
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The Grecian History: From the Earliest State, to the Death of ..., Volumes 1-2

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1805 - 350 pages
...shone, in. every quarter of the army. First they carried silver altars, on which lay fire, called by them Sacred and Eternal; and these were followed by the Magi, singing hyms, after the manner of their country : they were accompanied by three hundred and sixty.five youths...
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Goldsmith's History of Greece, Abridged, Volumes 1-2

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1806 - 444 pages
...{ire , called by them sacred and eternal ; and these were followed by theiMagi, singing hy- . rons after the manner of their country ; they were accompanied by three hundred and sixty-five youths ( equalling the number of days in a year ) clothed in purple robes. Afterwards came a chariot consecrated...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 5

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1808 - 596 pages
...observed in their march was this. First, they carried silver altars, on which there lay fire, called by them sacred and eternal; and these were followed by...country. They were accompanied by three hundred and sixty five youths, agreeable to the number of days in a year, clothed in purple robes. Afterwards came...
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Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece: Abridged for the Use of Schools

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...every quarter of his army. First they carried before him silver altars, on which lay fire, called by them sacred and eternal : and these were followed...accompanied by three hundred and sixtyfive youths (equalling the number of days in a year) clothed in purple robes. Afterwards came a chariot consecrated...
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The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1814 - 578 pages
...lay fire, called by them Sacred and Eternal 5 ,aml these were followed by the Mayi, shining hymilv> after the manner of their country ; they were accompanied by three hundred and sixty-five youths (equalling the number of clays in a year) clothed in purple robes. Afterwards came a chariot consecrated...
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The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great

Oliver Goldsmith - Greece - 1818 - 346 pages
...shone in . every quarter of the army. First they carried silver altars, on which lay fire, called by them Sacred and Eternal ; and these were followed...accompanied by three hundred and sixty-five youths (equalling the number of days in a year,) clothed in purple robes. Afterwards came a chariot consecrated...
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