 They also had brazen shields, which they drew red-hot out of the fire, and, filling these with burning sand, hurled them in an instant from the top of the wall upon the enemy. There was nothing the Macedonians so much dreaded as this last invention ;...  The Great Sieges of History - Page 99by William Robson - 1855 - 627 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 364 pages
...Macedonians fo much dreaded as this laft invention ; for, the moment this burning fand got to the flefh, through the crevices in the armour, it pierced to the very bone, and ftuck fo clofe that there was no pulling it off; fo that the foldiers throwing down their arms, and... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1800 - 342 pages
...Macedonians fo much dreaded as this laft invention, for, the moment this burning fand got to the flefh, through the crevices in the armour, it pierced to the Very bone, and ftuck fo clofe, that there was no pulling it off; fo that the foldiers throwing down their arms, and... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1805 - 388 pages
...enemy. There was nothing the Macedonians so much dreaded as this last invention ; for the moment this burning sand got to the flesh, through the crevices...pulling it off; so that the soldiers, throwing down tlwar arms, and tearing their clothes topiec? es, were in this manner expoxed, naked and defenceless,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 350 pages
...dreaded as this last invention ; for the moment this burning sand got' to the flesh, through the creviess in the armour, it pierced to the very bone, and stuck...soldiers throwing down their arms, and tearing their cleaths to pieces, were in this manner exposed, ijaked and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. It... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 444 pages
...for the momant the burning sand got to the flesh through the crevices of the armour , it penetrated to the very bone , and stuck so close that there was...their arms, and tearing their clothes to pieces , were in this manner exposed , naked and defenceless , to the shot of the euemy. Alexander , fmding the resources... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1808 - 596 pages
...enemy. There was nothing the Macedonians so much dreaded as this last invention ; for, the moment this burning sand got to the flesh, through the crevices...armour, it pierced to the very bone, and stuck so dose, that there was no pulling it off; so that the soldiers, throwing down their arms, and tearing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...for the moment the burning sand got to the flesh through the crevices of the armour, it penetrated to the very bone, and stuck so close that there was...their arms, and tearing their clothes to pieces, were in this manner exposed, naked and defenceless, to trie shot of the enemy. Alexander finding the resources,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1814 - 578 pages
...enemy. There was nothing the Mace*donians so much dreaded as the last invention ; for, the moment this burning sand got to the flesh, through the crevices...their arms, and tearing their clothes to pieces, were in thk manner exposed, naked and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. It was now thought that Alexander,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 346 pages
...the crevices in the armor, it pierced to the verybone, and stuck so close that there was no palling it off; so that the soldiers throwing down their arms, and tearing their clothes to pieces, were in this manner exposed, naked and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. It was now thought that Alexander,... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1820 - 420 pages
...enemy. There was nothing the Macedonians so much dreaded as this last invention ; for, the moment this burning sand got to the flesh, through the crevices...their arms and tearing their clothes to pieces, were in this manner exposed, naked and defenceless, to the shot of the enemy. It was then that Alexander,... | |
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